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Every worker has right to a Voice @ Work

Every worker has right to a Voice @ Work. * Dec. 6th/Dec. 10th kick-off events for campaign to restore the right to form unions and bargain collectively * Member Mobilization Workshop on the Right to Organize. AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign. Not sure. Definitely vote for union.

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Every worker has right to a Voice @ Work

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  1. Every worker has right to a Voice @ Work * Dec. 6th/Dec. 10th kick-off events for campaign to restore the right to form unions and bargain collectively * Member Mobilization Workshop on the Right to Organize AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  2. Not sure Definitely vote for union Definitely vote against union 53% 41% Probably vote for union Probably vote against union Among all nonmanagerial workers Millions of Workers Want Unions Recent polls indicate that over 42 million workers would join unions if they could. AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign Source: Peter Hart Research.

  3. Union Wage Advantage Union workers earn 26% more per week than those without a union. Nonunion Union AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign Source: U.S. Department of Labor, “Employment and Earnings,” January 2003.

  4. Wages are 24% higher in Las Vegas than in Reno for identical occupations. Source: HERE. Organizing Strengthens Bargaining in Casinos Reno Low union density Las Vegas High union density AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  5. Organizing Strengthens Bargaining in Nursing Homes California: Bay Area and Los Angeles Union Density Wages 52% Bay Area $12.17 8% Los Angeles $8.75 AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign Source: SEIU, “United We Win.”

  6. Union Health Insurance Advantage 75% of union workers get health benefits compared with 49% of nonunion workers: 26 percentage points union advantage. Nonunion Union AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employee Benefits in Private Industry,” 2000.

  7. Nonunion Union Union Pension Advantage 69% of union workers have guaranteed pensions compared with only 14% of nonunion workers: 55 percentage points union advantage. AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employee Benefits in Private Industry,” 2000.

  8. Poverty Line $17,472 Collective Bargaining Reduces Poverty AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign Source: U.S. Census Bureau, BNA, 2001.

  9. Narrows Race and Gender Wage Gaps AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Earnings, January 2003.

  10. Weak Union States Strong Union States Education Unemployment Insurance Workers’ Compensation Collective Bargaining Strengthens Our Social Safety Net Source: U.S. Census Bureau, BNA, 2001. AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  11. Income of $374,000 or more Income of $46,000 or less = = Average tax cut of $28,414 Average tax cut below $140 Unions Counter Excessive Corporate Political Power in American Society Bush Administration Tax Cut for the Rich Source: Citizens for Tax Justice. AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  12. Freedom to Choose a Union Is a Fundamental Human and Legal Right “Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 “Employees shall have theright to…Form…labor organizations [and] to bargain collectively…. “It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with…the exercise of [these] rights….” National Labor Relations Act, 1935 AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  13. 28 Million Workers Are Not Covered by Law Farm workers Independent contractors Supervisors Domestic workers Public employees in 14 states Airport security workers Department of Homeland Security employees For Those “Lucky” Enough to Be Covered by Law System designed to protect workers’ legal right to organize is broken! American Workers Are Losing the Freedom to Form Unions and Bargain Collectively AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  14. What happens to workers who try to organize? How do employers interfere in union organizing?During an organizing drive: • 25% of employers illegally fire at least one worker for union activity. • 75% hire union busters. • 78% force workers to attend one -on-one meetings. • 92% force employees to attend closed door meetings. • 52% threaten to call the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) • 51% threaten to close the plant if the union wins.

  15. 42 million U.S. workers want unions and can’t get them. We are losing union density. If we don’t increase our numbers, we will lose all power at the bargaining table and in politics. The time to educate ourselves and get mobilized is now ! It’s Time to Fight Back! AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  16. On Dec. 6th: After a training, more than 100 union members and allies will do house calls to engage other union members in the right to organize campaign! AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

  17. On Dec. 10th, participate in an evening of food and fellowship celebrating our commitment to take back the right to organize. AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign

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