Bethany Public School Paraprofessionals that Led the Effort to Unite their Co-Workers in Our Union in 2007
Workers across the country deserve a fair chance to unite with their co-workers for better wages and benefits and a chance to create a better future for their kids. Too often, they don't have the opportunity because of outdated laws that favor large corporations and their billionaire CEOs over workers. When some workers are denied a voice on the job it affects all of our abilities to negotiate. Our benefits, our wages, and our ability to deliver the services our communities need will be severely weakened.
There's a bill the US House of Representatives passed in 2007 -- but President Bush's allies in the Senate filibustered when he threatened to veto it -- that will make sure all workers get a fair shot at achieving the American Dream. Join SEIU's million-member mobilization to pass the Employee Free Choice Act in 2009! Local Union President Mike O'Brien's Op-Ed published in the Hartford Business Journal Blog entry on our efforts "Taking Back Labor Day from the Special Interests" American Rights at Work Labor Day commercial on the Employee Free Choice Act Sign the Employee Free Choice Act petition American Rights at Work coalition Employee Choice Act video featuring SEIU's Yale-New Haven Hospital organizing efforts Change to Win Employee Free Choice Act fact sheets