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KC support is strong for Employee Free Choice Act

Kansas City JwJ members are taking a stand in support of the Employee Free Choice Act - landmark legislation to restore the right to organize unions and bargain collectively.  Learn more about the Employee Free Choice Act.

Hear what Kansas City has to say about the Employee Free Choice Act:

 

 As President-elect Obama said in his speech, "This victory alone is not the change we seek -- it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you."

 

1 - Sign the Petition Today!

2 - Tell your friends to sign by forwarding this email.

3 - Request EFCA support cards to bring to a meeting, to your friends or co-workers.  

4 - Then, become a sustaining member of JwJ to make sure that together, our demand to restore the right to organize is heard!

JwJ activists understand that the shift of power from workers to corporations is one of the central causes of the economic meltdown and the crisis we're facing.  The assault on organized labor and declining union membership helped corporations redistribute income upwards, with wealth more concentrated in the hands of the super-rich than at any time since the 1920s. 

Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act would go a long way towards repairing the damage done by the many years of policies that favor corporations over working people.  Sign on now.

We have the chance of our lifetime to change the rules of the game.  The Employee Free Choice Act will make it easier for women and men to form or join a union when they choose to in their workplace. This legislation would give workers a fair and direct path to form unions through majority sign-up, help employees secure a contract with their employer in a reasonable period of time, and toughen penalties against employers who violate their workers' rights.  With a free choice to join unions, working people can bargain for better pay, health care and pensions and build a better life themselves and their families.