The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S.
1041), supported by a
bipartisan coalition
in Congress, would enable working people to bargain for better wages, benefits
and working conditions by restoring workers’ freedom to choose for themselves
whether to join a union. It would:
Establish stronger penalties for violation of
employee rights when workers seek to form a union and during first-contract
negotiations
Allow employees to form unions by signing
cards authorizing union representation
PENNSYLVANIA EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE LEGISLATION
House Resolution 262 was introduced on April
27th by Representative Dave Levdansky. This State House Resolution that now has
90 co-sponsors urges Congress to enact the Employee Free Choice Act. More State
Representatives are expected to sign on as co-sponsors and to support this
resolution. Use our Links page to find your State Representative and urge their
support of this important Resolution.
WASHINGTON, DC- Following a Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions hearing today on
Rebuilding Economic Security: Empowering Workers to
Restore the Middle Class, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA)
released the following statement:
“In my judgment, it is appropriate at
this hearing to discuss the
Employee Free Choice Act, but also the trauma
that the American family is living through...(read
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