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MaryBe McMillan Honored at APRI Banquet
30 Apr 2009 by Tessie in Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues / No Comments
MaryBe McMillan was the keynote speaker for the APRI Banquet fundraiser. At the event she gave a stirring speech on the Employee Free Choice Act and collective bargaining rights for public employees, and was honored with an award for her service.
In her speech on the Employee Free Choice Act, MaryBe dismantled the falsehoods perpetrated by EFCA opponents; among them, the comparison of a union election with a presidential election.
“A union election is more like a sham election in a dictatorship than a presidential election,” said MaryBe. “Imagine if your boss told you, ‘If you vote for Obama, I’ll close this plant down.’ Imagine him saying, ‘In the weeks leading up to the election, I’ll assign Obama supporters to the hardest tasks at this plant, and I might even fire people to really set an example.’”
MaryBe urged attendees to take immediate action, starting by writing a letter to Senator Hagan using the papers and envelopes on each banquet table. “If you are tired of corporate greed, and sick and tired of being sick and tired, then stand up for workers rights,” said MaryBe.
She also urged union members to leaflet their worksites and talk to co-workers about the Employee Free Choice Act. “Workers need the Employee Free Choice Act, and they need it now.”
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