Tell Specter: Let the Senate Vote on Employee Free Choice

Tell Senator Specter:

Allow the Senate to vote on the Employee Free Choice Act

Last month we sent an email asking whether Senator Specter was on the side of Rush Limbaugh or on the side of working families. Yesterday he answered the question. Specter came down solidly on the side of Limbaugh and the CEOs of Citigroup, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.

Specter said he will not allow a Senate vote on the Employee Free Choice Act. In a textbook example of irony, Specter said his reason was his belief in the sanctity of majority voting as a cornerstone of our democracy.

Specter said he will impose his will and refuse to allow the Senate to vote on the Employee Free Choice Act, despite the fact that it is favored by a majority of his fellow Senators, a majority in the House of Representatives, and most importantly, a majority of the American people. Specter said he will use an antiquated Senate rule that allows a minority to block votes to keep this popular bill from passing.

That's not the way the system is supposed to work. And it belies the hypocrisy of Specter's decision.

Click here to tell Senator Specter to let the Senate vote on Employee Free Choice. http://www.keystoneprogress.org/page/s/specterEFCA

If he opposes the bill, he can vote against it, but he should not singlehandedly impose his will on the Senate and working families across the nation.

In Solidarity,

Michael Morrill
Keystone Progress
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More on Employee Free Choice:
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 help to level the playing field and give workers the freedom to choose a union.

Employee Free Choice will allow workers to determine whether or not they want a union, without undue intimidation and interference from the employer. It will let workers decide whether they want to hold an election or simply have a majority sign a petition to determine whether or not they can have a union. Both options exist now, but instead of letting the workers decide, current law allows the employer to decide which method is used.

According to American Rights at Work, the Employee Free Choice Act would:

·         Help America's working families improve their standard of living. Workers in unions earn 30 percent higher wages and are 59 percent more likely to have employer-provided health insurance.

·         Fix a broken system that gives corporations far too much power. When workers try to organize unions, they are often harassed and intimidated; 25 percent of companies unlawfully fire pro-union workers.

·         Restore fairness and the promise of the American Dream, with a robust middle class, economic growth, and shared prosperity.

Tell Specter to let the Senate vote on Employee Free Choice:
http://www.keystoneprogress.org/page/s/specterEFCA