The Storytellers Project – Maine workers tell it like it is!
Corporate interests are fighting the Employee Free Choice Act with everything they've got, but the power to win is in your voice!
A growing, bipartisan coalition of lawmakers supports the Employee Free Choice Act, but to make sure Maine's entire congressional delegation is on board, Maine workers must tell their stories. Whether you're a member of a union or not, we want to hear from you!*
What are the workplace conditions and challenges you face in a non-union workplace?
What's happened when you or workers you know have tried to organize a union?
What kinds of benefits and conditions do you now enjoy as a union worker that you didn't have before?
Help pass the Employee Free Choice Act in Congress!
Learn how by emailing EFCA4ME@gwi.net or amy@mainepeoplesalliance.org
What is the Employee Free Choice Act?
The Employee Free Choice Act would give workers the power to decide how they want to organize a union (by majority sign up or by ballot election) and to secure a contract with their employer in a reasonable period of time; it would also toughen penalties against employers who violate their workers' rights. Go to www.americanrightsatwork.org to learn more!
Why is the Employee Free Choice Act so important to our economy?
Protecting the right to form unions is about maintaining the American middle class. It's no coincidence that as union membership numbers fall there are growing numbers of jobs with low pay, poor benefits, and little to no security. A new nationwide poll that shows that a clear majority of members of America's middle class supports the Employee Free Choice Act. Overall, 68% of middle-class adults would have liked their representative in the U.S. House to vote for the bill. Specifically, 80% of Democrats, 60% of Republicans, and 59% of Independents polled were in favor of their representatives voting for the bill. Go to www.drummajorinstitute.org/library/report to learn more!
Why is it so important to workers?
It's plain as day: workers are struggling in this country. Today's workplaces are tilted in favor of lavishly-paid CEOs, who get golden parachutes while middle-class families struggle to get by. The Employee Free Choice Act can restore the balance: We know that coming together to bargain with employers over wages, benefits, and working conditions is the best path to getting ahead. Workers who belong to unions earn 30 percent more than non-union workers, and are 63 percent more likely to have employer-provided health care.
Why is your story so important to success??
Corporate interests are fighting the Employee Free Choice Act with everything they've got. They're protecting the status quo – a rigged system which allows employers to intimidate, harass, and even fire workers who try to form a union – 30% of employers fire pro-union workers during union organizing drives. Don't let them win by using those same tactics of intimidation and harassment in the legislative process! A growing, bipartisan coalition of policymakers supports the Employee Free Choice Act – but we're not there yet...and we won't get there without you! Polls and statistics provide important information – but workers' stories are most persuasive and real life experiences can't be refuted. Please share your story – it's the most powerful tool we have!
Stories can be emailed to amy@mainepeoplesalliance.org
*Your privacy will be protected – you need not reveal your name or where you work*
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