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Many of America’s veterans have come out in favor of the Employee Free Choice Act, among them, active and retired union members who have served in the armed forces. In Arkansas, these vets got together Wednesday for a briefing to talk about the Employee Free Choice Act. They discussed how the freedom to form a union and fairness and respect in the workplace are among the values for which they fought.
David Anderson, a Vietnam-era Air Force veteran and president of the Arkansas State Association of Letter Carriers, said the Employee Free Choice Act is needed to give workers who serve their country and community the opportunities they deserve:
The same workers who helped make these companies successful are intimidated and sometimes fired for trying to organize the workers in their job. What a sad way to treat those workers, especially the veterans.
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Larry Martinez of Colorado is one of the hundreds of small business owners across the country who knows that the freedom to form unions and bargain isn’t just good for workers—it’s good for the whole economy.
“I believe this bill is a smart piece of legislation, which makes it easier for workers to have a voice at the workplace. I am not frightened in the least by the concept of sitting with employees and negotiating around wages and benefits. Employee buy-in for making my company more profitable is in my best interest and that of my employees.”
In advance of April 28, Pay Equity Day, the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is supporting Employee Free Choice with valuable resources showing how women benefit from the formation of unions. Carol Rosenblatt, CLUW’s executive director, took part in a radio interview on why this bill is so critical—you can listen here.
Elsewhere around the country, union members are thanking their lawmakers for supporting the Employee Free Choice Act and urging others to do so.
In Louisiana, union members delivered hundreds of letters in support of the legislation to Sen. Mary Landrieu.
In Virginia, union members and allies delivered their thanks to Reps. Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran, two co-sponsors of the Employee Free Choice Act.
Letter-writing efforts to senators continue in Montana, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Nebraska. In Colorado, union members are taking part in town meetings and door-to-door canvassing to get the word out.
In Indiana, community groups and union members across the state are engaged in the fight for the Employee Free Choice Act, pushing back against corporate anti-worker disinformation campaigns. In Indianapolis, UAW Local 933 President Allen Harris says now is the time to restore the freedom to form unions:
The Employee Free Choice Act is what America needs. Those people that are brave enough to stand up for their co-workers need protection from firings and harassment, and this bill will do just that. We all need to step up and get involved in this campaign because this is our best shot to reform the current laws.
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