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  • The Episcopal Church has added its support to the growing movement for the Employee Free Choice Act.

    At the 76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, held July 8-17, bishops and deputies approved a resolution asking Congress and the president to restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain.

  • Military veterans on Friday said it’s time for Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act during a rally held by members of the Teamsters Union, SEIU, AFL-CIO and Plumbers & Pipefitters.

  • BMWED’s South Dakota legislative director points out that union contracts set the standard that improved conditions for all workers.

  • If our nation was governed by business's version of democratic choice, we would hold elections to determine the winner, but nearly half the time the incumbent would remain in power even if he lost.

  • The Employee Free Choice Act has been dubbed the "card check" law and would bring major changes to the way unions organize a workplace, but a ranking senator has suggested a compromise that might delete that part of the bill.

  • Arvin Kvasager, a former county commissioner and retired business agent for the Teamsters Union, wrote an op-ed for the Grand Forks Herald supporting the Employee Free Choice Act. The letter was published on April 18.

  • As a business owner, I support the Employee Free Choice Act. From my perspective, the dire warnings of assaults on the basis of our democracy and the backbone of small business in America are a tempest in a teapot designed to mislead the general public.

  • Steve Husson is one of the fortunate few in the changed, ailing economy of Eastern Maine: He still is a Teamster and he still has a well-paying job -- and the slow-moving labor election process of the National Labor Relations Board eventually worked for him.

  • Union workers want the state's lawmakers to support the Employees' Free Choice Act.

    A rally was held as part of a week long event, designed to educate the public on the bill. The Employees' Free Choice Act would make it easier for employees to join unions. Rally organizers hope to get the attention of Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor.

  • A new, hard-hitting television ad hit national airwaves April 9, exposing the real motives of those who oppose the Employee Free Choice Act. It joins another ad already on the air and grassroots events across the country highlighting the broad support for the bill.  View ad now

  • Danny Castleberry, political director for Local 519, wrote a letter to the editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel, clarifying a common misperception about the Employee Free Choice Act. The letter, below, was published on April 5. 
     

  • As Members of Congress depart Washington, DC this week to return to their home states and districts for the April recess, a new massive ad campaign, along with hundreds of grassroots actions await their arrival. A new television ad will run nationwide and over 300 events will be held across the country to remind elected officials that a majority of the public demands passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

  • The North Dakota Chamber of Commerc’s “Guard My Vote” campaign distorts the facts about the Employee Free Choice Act. For example:

    ** Distortion 1: “Union bosses have (the) kind of power to force a union in workplaces like yours.” Rubbish!

  • The suits seem nearly giddy over their apparent first-round public relations win against Big Labor over legislation expanding union organizing powers.

  • A proposal by three big retailers to forge an alternative to a bill that would make it easier for workers to unionize isn't winning any immediate support from either business or labor, which remain sharply at odds.

  • The following letter supporting the Employee Free Choice Act was written by H. Joseph Ayers, President of Teamsters Local Union 322, and published in the Richmond Times Dispatch. Click above to read the letter.

  • Multinational corporations and their front groups are launching a furious attack on the Employee Free Choice Act, which was introduced this week in Congress. Click to read more.

  • Dozens of workers rallied at the capitol Monday night to support the Employee Free Choice Act. Alan Hughes, the Arkansas AFL-CIO president,says they are trying to encourage Congress to pass the act.

  • Here is a stunning and rare example of an employer endorsing the Employee Free Choice Act. Founded over 30 years ago, Thompson Electric is today one of the largest electrical contractors in Ohio. Our success derives from an outstanding, loyal customer base, a strong commitment to provide residents of Northeast Ohio with quality service and a dedicated union work force. In fact, it's our relationship between management and our employees' union that has built a foundation of mutual respect, collaboration and shared prosperity with our employees. Click above to read more.

  • The following letter supporting the Employee Free Choice Act was written by Mike Parker, Secretary-Tresurer of Teamsters Local Union 580, and published in the Lansing State Journal. Click above to read the letter.

  • The passage of the Employee Free Choice Act is critical to rebuilding our economy and strengthening our democracy. Read more about what many prominent economists have to say about the importance of the Employee Free Choice Act.

  • Click through to read a letter to President Obama by Paul Krugman. The letter was published in Rolling Stone on January 14, 2009

  • As an economist, Mark Price can see the trends as easily as he can see lines on a graph.

    From 1947 until 1973, real incomes for families doubled across the economic spectrum. It was a time, he said, of "broadly shared prosperity" and high union membership. Read more to find out what Mr. Price had to say.

  • Hundreds of workers and supporters have begun marching across Los Angeles in support of the Employee Free Choice Act.

    Marchers rallied Thursday morning at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor offices and set out on a 10-mile trek across the city that will finish at the West Los Angeles Federal Building.

  • Click above to read more of this Greenville News editorial about an employment attorney and his current experiences with employees  trying to form a union in the workplace or simply being mistreated by their employers, and the advantages the Employee Free Choice Act could bring.

  • To the raucous cheers of some 3,000 union members in Chicago Tuesday night, Shirley Brown talked about how a strong middle class will jump-start the flagging economy.  Click above to read more on the EFCA movement around the country.

  • On February 4, 2009, 4,000 workers rallied on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and began to deliver the cards, petitions and signatures of one and a half million Americans demanding the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Here is the article of what was accomplished that day, click above to read more.

  • As a case manager and two-time ‘Employee of the Month' at a substance abuse recovery center in Scotts Valley, all Theo Jackson wanted was to provide quality care for his patients and a better standard of living for himself and his family. Click above to read more about why Theo Jackson was terminated for trying to form a union.

  • Read more about union advocate Mary Beth Maxwell getting furious when people refer to the Employee Free Choice Act as the "card check" bill and imply it's an attack on the tradition of the secret ballot.

  • Here information about Labor groups on Wednesday stepping up the pressure on Congress to take up legislation that could give a major boost to union membership, organized labor's top priority.

  • This is a cross-posted blog from Huffington Post, the piece was written by Sam Stein.
    Three days after receiving $25 billion in federal bailout funds, Bank of America Corp. hosted a conference call with conservative activists and business officials to organize opposition to the U.S. labor community's top legislative priority.

  • Read more about the union movement showing more of its clout this week when thousands of supporters of the Employee Free Choice Act  rally on Capitol Hill to deliver 1.5 million signatures in support of the bill.

  • Thousands of workers rallied on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 4, in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. It was a cold day in Washington but Teamsters helped turn up the heat on this very important piece of legislation.

  • As union members we all know the value of strong representation in the workplace. We also know what it was like to fight for the right to have a voice on the job, a say in how you are treated, the hours you work, the wages you are paid and benefits you receive. But millions of non-union workers across the country don’t have these rights, and its time for that to change.

  • Click through to get all the frequently asked questions about the Employee Free Choice Answered.