Senate vote THIS week on Employee Free Choice Act

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_3129

Senate vote next week on Employee Free Choice Act
By James Parks
15 June 2007
WASHINGTON - The Senate is expected to begin debate on the Employee Free Choice Act Monday, with a vote to come as early as Wednesday, June 20.

Across the country, momentum is building for passage of the bill, the AFL-CIO reported. Workers have been delivering thousands of messages via e-mail, phone calls or in rallies urging Senate support for the act.

The Employee Free Choice Act would improve the nation’s labor laws to give workers greater freedom to make their own decisions about joining a union and bargaining for better wages, benefits and working conditions.

The AFL-CIO has organized an online card campaign to mobilize last-minute support for the legislation. Click here to add your name to thousands of others that will be delivered to the U.S. Senate.

On June 19, workers will rally in nearly 60 cities nationwide to urge their senators to vote for the Employee Free Choice Act. More than 3,000 people are expected to rally on Capitol Hill in the middle of the debate to make it clear that giving workers a free choice is a priority.

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