Let’s Make History: Support Employee Free Choice

Senator Robert Wagner, a Democrat from NY, introduced the legislation in 1935, when the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression. The Wagner Act established the rights of employees to organize, join, or aid labor unions and to participate in collective bargaining through their representatives. The act also authorized unions to take “action” for these purposes. This means that workers could lawfully strike and take other peaceful action as a way of placing pressure on an employer.
Today we are in the midst of a economic depression resulting in a shrinking middle class. We are no longer able to buy a house or make monthly payments. Out of control costs for healthcare, housing, gasoline and college tuition are putting an ever tighter squeeze on American families’ budgets. Congress can, and should, take action to relieve the pressure. Let’s make this the year to start by strengthening employees’ right to freely form labor unions and grow our number of union members in the United States. As increasing numbers of workers collaborate with management through unions, we can preserve more middle class jobs while making the economy more competitive, that is why I support the Employee Free Choice Act and want it to become the law in 2009 .
In Solidarity,
Your Brother
Harold Sterker