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by Seth Michaels, Dec 22, 2008

 
   

In the fight to turn around America and rebuild an economy that works for everyone, it’s critical to empower people in their communities and workplaces. Unfortunately, the freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life-a basic human right-is under threat. We need to restore the freedom to form unions and protect workers by passing the Employee Free Choice Act.

The campaign to pass the legislation is the top priority of the union movement and a wide variety of allies, who understand that expanding the freedom to form unions not only will improve the lives of individual workers but also build progressive political power across the country. Union members are more likely to vote and get engaged in the political process, and a strong, mobilized union vote helped elect pro-worker candidates in close races across the nation in November.

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