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Convention Delegates for Employee Free Choice
17 Sep 2009 by Tessie in Federal Issues, Home Page, Issues / No Comments
Giving workers the ability to empower themselvesAt last week’s 52nd Annual Convention I had the opportunity to interview some of the delegates on the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill unfortunately overshadowed by the health care debate, but nonetheless a critical priority for labor. Here’s what some of them said:
“I support the Employee Free Choice Act because it’s a good thing for workers,” said Steve Jackson, USW local 1283. “We need unions in the U.S. to help the middle class and poor people. The Employee Free Choice Act will help employees gain more respect in the workplace and better wages so we can take care of our families.”
Latrevia Hairston, Workers United local 2693, said, “Speaking as a person who is in a union, I can say that it gets you better wages, better benefits, better health care, and a voice on the job. I feel that if I have a right to join a union, other people should have that right too no matter where they work.”
Edward Pickard of the UAW was at a plant unionized through card check. “We had 90 people in my plant and 77 turned in a card; within five days we were done. It makes sense because you can’t be harassed when all you have to do is fill out a card.”
So what can we do to ensure that Congress doesn’t forget about the Employee Free Choice Act? “Please call your Senators and legislators and encourage them to vote for the Employee Free Choice Act,” urges J.C. Bullock, ATU local 1528.
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