Video: USW members among thousands who rally for free choice, economic renewal

[Omaha Steve]

Video at link: http://www.usw.org/media_center/news_articles?id=0228

WASHINGTON, D.C. - United Steelworkers members were among the thousands of workers from across the country who rallied today at the nation's Capitol in support of the Employee Free Choice Act and economic renewal that works for working families.

Hundreds of Rapid Response attendees joined other activists at the Washington, D.C., gathering where USW International President Leo W. Gerard emceed the event.



The Rapid Response activists then helped deliver some of the 1.5 million cards supporting the Employee Free Choice Act to the steps of Congress and spent the rest of the day lobbying lawmakers on issues important to working families, including Buy America and domestic sourcing and the free choice law, which would give employees - not employers - the rigth to choose how they vote for a union and bargain for a better life.

The rally featured testimony from workers who lost their jobs after trying to organize and speeches from lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. George Miller.

FULL story and video at link.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

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