Send Thanks on Employee Free Choice Act (Kay Hagan)

The Employee Free Choice Act is federal legislation that would give employees - not their bosses - the choice about how to form a union. Kay Hagan won election to the United States Senate despite a multi-million dollar anti-union ad campaign waged against her by employer groups opposed to passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Recently, Senator Hagan publicly reaffirmed her pledge to vote for passage of the Act when it reaches the Senate. We need to thank Senator Hagan for her support.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Subject: Employee Free Choice Act - Thank You

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

Thank you for reaffirming your pledge to vote for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

Working families are struggling in today's economy. To turn things around, America's workers need the freedom to bargain with their employers for secure jobs, health care, retirement benefits and fair pay. The Employee Free Choice Act will restore that freedom by leveling the playing field when workers want to form a union and will help us rebuild the middle class.

In addition to voting for passage of the Act, I also urge you to consider joining your colleagues who have already signed on as co-sponsors.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
February 24, 2009


Background Information

The Employee Free Choice Act will restore workers' freedom to form unions in the manner of their choosing. Currently, when a majority of workers sign-up for union representation, their bosses can deny them their choice and force them into a process that favors employers.

Majority sign-up is not new or untested. It has been legal since the National Labor Relations Act was enacted in 1935, and millions of workers have formed unions by signing union authorization cards under a majority sign-up procedure.

What's new about the Employee Free Choice Act is employers will no longer be able to deny their employees the freedom to form a union using majority sign-up.

The Employee Free Choice Act does not eliminate the secret ballot process if workers choose it. Whether employees choose the ballot box or majority sign-up, the choice will be theirs to make, not their bosses'.