Democratic National Committee Backs Employee Free Choice Act

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http://blog.aflcio.org/2006/12/07/democratic-national-committee-backs-employee-free-choice-act/

Democratic National Committee Backs Employee Free Choice Act

by James Parks, Dec 7, 2006

As the end of the 109th Congress approaches and we get set to reintroduce the Employee Free Choice Act, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) today threw its support behind the bill. The legislation would allow employees to freely choose whether to form unions by signing cards authorizing representation.

In a statement, DNC Chairman Howard Dean said:

Every day, millions of Americans work hard and play by the rules but are still struggling to get by. Democrats understand the important role of organizing and bargaining in changing this crisis for American workers.

Workers represented by unions are more likely to have health insurance and guaranteed pensions, access to job-training opportunities and higher wages. If we want to improve working conditions for America’s workers, strengthen America’s families and rebuild America’s middle class, we must do more to help employees who wish to organize and form unions.

By removing barriers to organizing unions, the Employee Free Choice Act would help ensure that more American workers are guaranteed their rights. I call on Congress to give bi-partisan support to the legislation and for the President to approve this critical bill.

Union organizers, meeting Dec. 8–9 in Washington, D.C., at the AFL-CIO Organizing Summit, will rally on Capitol Hill tomorrow in support of the bill. They also will discuss plans for building on the astounding political shift after the Nov. 7 elections.

The two-day summit will bring together organizers, leaders and union members from the United States and around the world. Participants will focus on successful grass-roots organizing techniques and innovative campaign strategies that have enabled workers to join unions despite the anti-union decisions of the Republican-dominated National Labor Relations Board.

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