Help Obama Keep His Promise for Employee Free Choice

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Monday November 10, 2008 · 12:36 PM PST

2008/11/10 · 12:36

SEIU President Andy Stern sent this message to SEIU activists and members this morning. Watch this video and join our campaign for Employee Free Choice.

America spoke on Tuesday: we elected a President who will stand up for working families to get our economy back on track.

A key component to our economic recovery will be the Employee Free Choice Act. So today I want to introduce you to one of its most prominent supporters: President-elect Barack Obama. Don't take it from me, though. Please watch this video of Barack Obama talking about the Employee Free Choice Act in his own words, and then sign our petition to show your support.

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 11:22 AM PST

2008/11/06 · 11:22

If you watched Hardball yesterday, you might've caught this exchange between Chris Matthews and Howard Dean in discussing the priorities of President-elect Obama's administration.

Tweety asked Dean about promises made by Obama on the campaign trail and how he would keep them all.

First among his examples was what Matthews called "card check," also known as the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for people to join unions. Not only did Matthews echo bogus business talking points about "secret ballots," but he falsely suggested Americans don't support unions - neither of which are true.

But Dean fired back. Watch it:

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 8:29 AM PDT

2008/10/21 · 08:29

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) unveiled a hard-hitting new radio ad yesterday in response to CEO-funded attacks on the middle class.

Ellison's radio ad stands up for the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would help rebuild the middle class by making it easier for people to form or join unions.

Ellison shows his true colors by standing up for this core progressive value. Here's how he closes the ad:

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Thursday October 16, 2008 · 2:47 PM PDT

2008/10/16 · 14:47

Twice this week two major media outlets proved themselves mistaken on the Employee Free Choice Act - let's take a look at CNN and USA Today's misrepresentations of this important bill. For those not in the know, the Employee Free Choice Act is a bill supported by virtually every Democrat and some Republicans; it would remove barriers for people who want to join unions at work by embracing the democratic principle of "majority sign-up."

In a blog post and brief TV segment this week, CNN published a "fact check" on a line in John McCain's new stump speech in which he claims Barack Obama wants to "take away your right to vote by secret ballot in labor elections." CNN's "fact check" says that McCain's claim is true. Except they're just as wrong as McCain.

Let's fact check the fact check.

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 8:24 AM PDT

2008/10/15 · 08:24

Over the weekend, John McCain debuted a new stump speech, filling his usual message to the party faithful with plenty of red meat for conservative activists. Introduced as a "feisty ... comeback" speech, McCain lambasts Democratic leaders such as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid for having the gall to "concede defeat in Iraq" and "raise taxes."

But in the midst of McCain's new message - mixed in-between the traditional conservative mantras of taxing and spending - is a new line in which McCain talks about unions and takes the side of his CEO contributors on the issue.

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 3:22 PM PDT

2008/09/01 · 15:22

Today is Labor Day -- a day to celebrate America's workers. Though our country has celebrated Labor Day for more than a century as an official national holiday, a day to honor those who work to build America. Unfortunately there hasn't been much to celebrate for Labor Day lately, with the middle class gutted and income inequality at its greatest since 1928.

But today -- Labor Day 2008 -- workers' rights advocacy group American Rights at Work is taking to the airwaves with a $5 million national TV ad campaign for the Employee Free Choice Act.

Watch our ad, titled "See Saw," and chip in if you like it.

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 10:58 AM PDT

2008/08/28 · 10:58

At the Labor Caucus at this year's Netroots Nation, several dozen of us talked about how we can connect unions and the labor movement back to the rest of the progressive movement. There were a lot of great ideas, and a couple of us put together these resources to help people write about unions on Labor Day.

Well, Labor Day is this Monday, September 1. Almost 50 people signed up on TakeBackLaborDay.org to pledge to write about unions on Labor Day, but you can join in, too. (Don't forget to check out the all-star lineup at TodaysWorkplace.org with dozens of high-profile guest bloggers!)

Check out below the flip for great resources on the election, organizing drives, why unions matter, and the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 10:48 AM PDT

2008/08/26 · 10:48

Yesterday marked the start of the Democratic National Convention, but our campaign for the Employee Free Choice Act kicked into high gear over the weekend with the rollout ads to broaden support for the Employee Free Choice Act.

Included in this kickoff are two prominent billboards in Denver, full page ads in Politico and USA Today, and expansive online advertising (including here on Open Left). This is a preview of a larger campaign to make the Employee Free Choice Act a reality for workers struggling in this economy, with plans to run until the bill is passed.

Check out one of our billboards up in Denver:

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Tuesday August 12, 2008 · 8:28 AM PDT

2008/08/12 · 08:28

When the news broke earlier this month that Wal-Mart started organizing its store supervisors against Barack Obama and other pro-worker candidates who support the Employee Free Choice Act, there was widespread outrage - and rightly so.

According to the Wall Street Journal:

"The meeting leader said, 'I am not telling you how to vote, but if the Democrats win, this bill will pass and you won't have a vote on whether you want a union,'" said a Wal-Mart customer-service supervisor from Missouri. "I am not a stupid person. They were telling me how to vote," she said.

Yikes! This obviously raises a lot of questions, but let's start with two I want to specifically address: Is this legal? And what is Wal-Mart afraid of?

But before we begin - more than 25,000 people have already signed a citizen petition to the Federal Election Commission asking for an investigation into Wal-Mart's electioneering. Can you add your name to our letter?

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Friday July 11, 2008 · 10:41 AM PDT

2008/07/11 · 10:41

The Internets are all a-hoppin' this morning about labor's relationship with the netroots. Nathan Newman has a couple of posts on the subject in the TPM Cafe; yesterday he asked, "Do Blogs Take Labor Issues Seriously?"

In some ways, this is a recurring conversation that's happened every summer since the first Yearly Kos; indeed, Nathan notes he criticized the first YK convention's lack of love for labor, and the AFL-CIO's Tula Connell asked the same question in the middle of last year's meeting. For the first time though, it looks like we're starting it ahead of the convention. And that's a good thing.

How can labor better connect with blogs? How can bloggers better understand labor issues? What's the problem here? Is there even a problem?

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Tuesday February 12, 2008 · 8:22 AM PST

2008/02/12 · 08:22

Short answer: lots.

Elaine Chao is the Secretary of Labor, George W. Bush's longest-serving cabinet member, and wife of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.

Under Elaine’s 'leadership,' the Department of Labor has turned into an agency that screws America's workers and enables corporate giveaways.

That's why today workers' rights advocacy group American Rights at Work launches a new campaign against Elaine Chao at www.ShameOnElaine.org.

Let's take a look at some of her more egregious failures.

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Monday September 03, 2007 · 5:47 AM PDT

2007/09/03 · 05:47

Across the country, small towns, gated communities, sprawling suburbs, and inner cities are feeling the consequences of unsustainable business practices. Soaring rates of foreclosures, plant closings, layoffs, bankruptcies, and numerous food recalls, expose how our corporations desperately need to reform their irresponsible business practices.

There are encouraging signs that consumers, corporations, and communities are ready to make a change. A growing number of Americans support companies that operate with integrity and connect with their values. As companies become conscious of the growing economic, social, and environmental ramifications of their business practices, more executives are making different choices about how they operate.

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