Snipped from SEIU.org.

This is something that I have encouraged for the longest time. We need to reclaim much of the power that these massive corporate conglomerates have taken away from us. We need to unionize the workplace again. Why have we let it get this far? Why haven’t we talked about this years ago. Well, these massive corporations have done a mighty good job paying off the government to stay quite in the pillaging of our employee freedoms.

If you are thinking to yourself, “I remember when unions were causing a lot of trouble with the market and companies. Do we really want that again?” Well, what was missing then with unions is the same thing that is missing now with corporations — a complete lack of regulation. Both should be regulated. Why not? The country needs regulation. The shear lack of it is what got us into this mess we are in now.

So, please show your support in the Employee Fee Choice Act. President-elect Obama has hinted towards his support of this legislation, but he is keeping quiet about it at the moment. What we need to do is show that the country is behind him on this movement, so please show your support by being vocal and active.

And by all means, educate yourself on what it is, and how it will affect you. Here is a small portion of the article:

A majority of Americans worry that their children will be worse off than they are. While our families struggle to get by, corporate CEOs are making record profits–all while they’re trying hard to deny us a voice on the job.

When workers are free to choose to join a union, our economy can work for everyone again. That’s why we need the Employee Free Choice Act–a bill in Congress that would make it easier for workers to join together and bargain for wages that support a family and quality, affordable healthcare.
This bill will make it easier for workers to unite on the job, imposing stiff penalties for corporations who fire or intimidate workers who try to form unions and giving workers a seat at the table so they can negotiate their contracts just like CEOs do.

The Employee Free Choice Act: …

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