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Sen. Orrin Hatch could introduce amendments that will strip out worker protections from the bill. When you are connected, tell Sen. Leahy—the chairman of the committee that will consider the amendments—you want him to oppose the Hatch amendments.
If you don't receive a call after a minute, please call 888-563-8430.
Right now the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering amendments to the immigration bill that was introduced in the Senate.
Some of these amendments—like the ones that could be introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch—are harmful for workers.
Enter your information in the form on the right to call the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee—Sen. Patrick Leahy—and urge him to oppose the Hatch amendments now.
Corporate-funded politicians in the Senate are threatening to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that protects workers’ rights, and let CEOs run amok.
Tell your senator to stop the corporate power grab and confirm the nominations now.
Corporate-funded politicians in the Senate are threatening to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that protects workers’ rights, and let CEOs run amok.
Tell your senator to stop the corporate power grab and confirm the nominations now.
Corporate-funded politicians in the Senate are threatening to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that protects workers’ rights, and let CEOs run amok.
Tell your senator to stop the corporate power grab and confirm the nominations now.
Corporate-funded politicians in the Senate are threatening to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that protects workers’ rights, and let CEOs run amok.
Tell your senator to stop the corporate power grab and confirm the nominations now.
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I’m calling to ask you to support the confirmation of President Barack Obama’s five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board.
American workers need and deserve a functioning NLRB to protect their rights on the job.
The Senate needs to act or the Board will be shut down, leaving workers without remedies when they are illegally fired for organizing to improve their workplace conditions.
Please stand up for working families and confirm the nominations to the NLRB.
If you don't receive a call after a minute, please call 1-888-825-1418.
The Senate is holding hearings and soon will vote on President Obama’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the independent agency that protects workers’ rights.
We are anticipating that corporate lobbyists and extremist senators may try to shut down the NLRB by stopping the confirmation of the nominees.
Call your senators now and ask them to stand up for working families and confirm the NLRB nominees.
Corporate-funded politicians in the Senate are threatening to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that protects workers’ rights, and let CEOs run amok.
Tell your senator to stop the corporate power grab and confirm the nominations now.
Corporate-funded politicians in the Senate are threatening to shut down the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that protects workers’ rights, and let CEOs run amok.
Tell your senator to stop the corporate power grab and confirm the nominations now.
Gov. Tom Corbett is pushing through a dangerous proposal to privatize Pennsylvania’s liquor services.
Call your state senator and tell him or her to oppose Corbett’s wrongheaded privatization scheme because:
Corbett's plan would put public safety at risk and hurt our families and communities by allowing an unlimited amount of outlets to sell alcohol, which is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opposes such plans.
The Corbett plan could put as many as 17,000 workers at beer distributors and in the state wine and spirits stores out of work.
The state stores generate more than $500 million for Pennsylvania each year—and much of this revenue will be lost under Corbett's plan.
In Washington State, a recently privatized system similar to Corbett's proposal has led to INCREASED prices and LIMITED selection.
It's time for all of us to stand together to get a commonsense immigration process for all Americans. Tell Congress that you'll work to preserve the road map for all 11 million aspiring citizens.
Ya es tiempo para que todos nosotros nos unamos por una reforma migratoria que sea justa y funcional para todos los estadounidenses. Dile al Congreso que apoyas una vía a la ciudadanía para los 11 millones de personas que aspiran a ser estadunidenses.
Nurses increasingly are put into impossible situations by hospital managers who demand they care for more patients than is safe. There is a proven method to save patient lives and save hospital money—mandated minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
Tell Mayor Gray and the D.C. Council to pass the Patient Protection Act now.
Each year, Walmart costs California taxpayers tens of millions of dollars by denying its workers health care coverage and forcing them to go on Medi-Cal.
Legislators are considering a bill that would close a loophole that lets Walmart and other big corporations get out of covering this cost to taxpayers.
The Assembly Health Committee is taking up the bill on Tuesday. Tell committee members to close the “Walmart loophole” NOW.
Right-wing legislators in Georgia passed a series of bills this year that attack workers’ rights and weaken the ability of local communities to hire skilled, local workers for taxpayer-funded projects.
This legislation is now on Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk. Tell him to stand up for Georgia’s working families and veto these measures.
After passing pay raises for themselves, right-wing legislators in North Dakota approved a bill to deny unemployment benefits to locked out workers.
That bill is now on North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s desk to sign into law. Tell Gov. Dalrymple to stand up for North Dakota working families and veto HB 1112.
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The Senate just released the a bill to create a common sense immigration process. America’s unions support a roadmap to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring Americans living and working in this country and the Senate needs to know that. When you’re connected to your senator’s office, tell them your name, where you live, and that you’re calling to urge your senator to support a common sense immigration process that includes a roadmap to citizenship.
If you don't receive a call after a minute, please call 1-888-979-9856.
The Senate has introduced a bill for a common sense immigration process--and it includes a roadmap to citizenship. Call your Senator to let them know America's unions support a roadmap to citizenship for the 11 million aspiring Americans living and working in our country.
The fight is on. The time is now. We need your voice.
Enter your info to the right to call your members of Congress now and tell them you support the roadmap to citizenship.
President Obama may propose major cuts to Social Security and Medicare in the budget plan he releases next week.
These cuts would hurt seniors, veterans and people with disabilities by allowing inflation to eat into their Social Security benefits and force middle-income seniors to pay higher premiums for Medicare.
Sign the petition to President Obama now to tell him you oppose these cuts.
Anti-worker extremists in the House are trying to shut down the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—the independent agency that protects workers’ rights—to rig the system even more in favor of their corporate donors.
E-mail your representative now and tell him or her to vote NO on this anti-worker bill.
President Obama may propose major cuts to Social Security and Medicare in the budget plan he releases next week.
These cuts would hurt seniors, veterans and people with disabilities by allowing inflation to eat into their Social Security benefits and force middle-income seniors to pay higher premiums for Medicare.
Sign the petition to President Obama now to tell him you oppose these cuts.
Extreme legislators in Atlanta and their corporate donors are trying to ram through a series of bills to attack workers’ rights and weaken the ability of local communities to determine what works best for them.
Tell your legislators to oppose these measures and focus on creating good jobs and strengthening Georgia’s economy instead.
The sequester, a series of painful across-the-board cuts imposed by Congress, could be eliminated through legislative action. We're calling on Congress to end the sequester and its devastating effects on working families.
The sequester, a series of painful across-the-board cuts imposed by Congress, could be eliminated through legislative action. We're calling on Congress to end the sequester and its devastating effects on working families.
Gov. Tom Corbett is pushing through a dangerous proposal to privatize Pennsylvania’s liquor services.
This scheme's a bad idea. It would cost 5,000 middle-class jobs, take away $500 million annually in revenue from Pennsylvania schools, hospitals and other vital services and lead to higher prices and less selection. Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thinks privatization proposals like Corbett’s are the wrong way to go.
Tell your state legislators you want them to oppose Corbett’s blatant giveaway to his corporate donors.
Politicians in Bismarck are considering legislation that would deny unemployment benefits for any worker who is locked out through no fault of their own.
Legislators are ignoring a state Supreme Court ruling that said workers are entitled to benefits under state law.
Tell your senator to oppose cutting unemployment benefits for workers.
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State politicians are jeopardizing the service, safety and affordability of Atlanta's bus and rail service by proposing legislation that could allow a foreign company to operate MARTA.
For more than 40 years, we've kept the public in Atlanta's public transportation system. Tell your senator to keep it that way.
Women and girls around the world need your help. The UN Commission on the Status of Women meets this week, and they need to know that no government can afford not to support safety for women and girls. Sign the petition and make clear—we won't tolerate violence against women and girls.
Minnesota lawmakers are considering legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage. It's a great idea, but lawmakers need to do it right.
Minnesota's minimum wage needs to be increased to $10.55 an hour to restore its true buying power. We also need to make sure the minimum wage keeps its value by indexing it to inflation and to ensure that tipped workers don't have their wages cut with a tip penalty.
In 2011, extreme politicians and Gov. John Kasich bullied through SB 5, the unfair, unsafe attack on collective bargaining rights of firefighters, teachers, nurses and police officers. Later, the same extremists came after us with voter suppression, but our citizens' voice won again.
Well the extremists aren’t backing down and rather than work on doing what the people want—creating good jobs and ensuring the 1% pay their fair share—they now want take away our right to a citizens’ veto.
Tell your senator to oppose this extreme attack on our rights.
It’s been nearly six years since workers starting organizing to improve living and working conditions. They’ve taken their case to Reynolds American, the largest tobacco company in North Carolina, to ask them to put pressure on the tobacco farmers they contract with to guarantee their workers have freedom of association and the right to engage in collective bargaining.
But executives at Reynolds have been dragging their feet. If Reynolds won’t listen to workers, maybe they’ll listen to 7-Eleven, which is a major purchaser of their products.
Send a letter now to 7-Eleven CEO Joseph DePinto and tell him you’re concerned about farm workers’ struggle for a voice on the job.
If the bullies in Congress get their way, working families will pay.
They are holding the economy ransom to get cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits. One proposal they’re pushing right now, called chained CPI, is a cut to Social Security COLA, which would allow inflation to eat away at benefits for seniors, veterans and families.
Benefit cuts are the wrong path to take. We need our legislators to focus on creating jobs and strengthening our economy, not cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid for working families.
Extreme legislators in Atlanta and their corporate donors are trying to ram through a series of bills to attack workers’ rights and weaken the ability of local communities to determine what works best for them.
Tell your legislators to oppose these measures and focus on creating good jobs and strengthening Georgia’s economy instead.
The bullies in Congress are threatening to hold our economy hostage to get their way on painful benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other important programs.
Sign our petition to let these extreme right-wing legislators know you won’t stand for it.
The bullies in Congress are threatening to hold our economy hostage to get their way on painful benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other important programs.
Sign our petition to let these extreme right-wing legislators know you won’t stand for it.
Bullies in Congress are threatening to let job-killing, across-the-board budget cuts go forward and to cause a government default that would derail the economic recovery—all to get their way on benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and to keep tax loopholes flowing for Wall Street and the richest 2%.
Enter your info to the right to call your members of Congress now and tell them to stand up to these bullies.
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After you complete your call, let us know how it went and what your elected officials or their staff told you.
Here are some talking points you can use for your call:
I’m calling because I’ve been following the news about the fiscal showdown and I wanted to make my voice heard on the issue.
I voted in November for leaders in Washington to work on creating jobs, not push an agenda to hurt working families while rewarding the rich even more.
Right now, I’m afraid some members of Congress are trying to push a dangerous budget austerity agenda that would punish working people.
As one of your constituents, I want you to know I think that’s the wrong vision for America.
I’m calling on you to oppose any benefits cuts to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid, to close loopholes for Wall Street and the richest 2% of Americans and to vote to cancel the across-the-board cuts—also known as sequestration—that could tank the economy.
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Bullies in Congress are threatening to let job-killing, across-the-board budget cuts go forward and to cause a government default that would derail the economic recovery—all to get their way on benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and to keep tax loopholes flowing for Wall Street and the richest 2%.
Enter your info to the right to call your members of Congress now and tell them to stand up to these bullies.
In a minute, you’ll receive a call that will connect you to your legislator.
After you complete your call, let us know how it went and what your elected officials or their staff told you.
Here are some talking points you can use for your call:
I’m calling because I’ve been following the news about the fiscal showdown and I wanted to make my voice heard on the issue.
I voted in November for leaders in Washington to work on creating jobs, not push an agenda to hurt working families while rewarding the rich even more.
Right now, I’m afraid some members of Congress are trying to push a dangerous budget austerity agenda that would punish working people.
As one of your constituents, I want you to know I think that’s the wrong vision for America.
I’m calling on you to oppose any benefits cuts to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid, to close loopholes for Wall Street and the richest 2% of Americans and to vote to cancel the across-the-board cuts—also known as sequestration—that could tank the economy.
If you don't receive a call after a minute, please call 1-888-825-1418.
"Right to work" and paycheck deception legislation under consideration in the Missouri legislature would put our safety at risk by silencing the voices of our state's teachers, nurses and firefighters.
This legislation would put a chokehold on working families’ participation in our state's political process and further tilt the balance of power in favor of wealthy corporate interest groups.
The bullies in Congress are threatening to hold our economy hostage to get their way on painful benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other important programs.
Sign our petition to let these extreme right-wing legislators know you won’t stand for it.
It's time for all of us to stand together to get a commonsense immigration process for all Americans. Tell Congress you'll work to preserve the road map for all 11 million aspiring citizens.
We're fighting back against the negative stories the national news media is putting out about our movement by establishing a Message Movers team--folks who are willing to push back against biased stories about unions through social media and email.
Can you join in? You're a powerful voice in making sure that the great work of the labor movement is being spread far and wide.
Extreme politicians in Des Moines are trying to ram through a constitutional amendment to put “right to work” for less into our Constitution.
The last thing Iowans need is divisive attacks on working families.
Tell members of the House Labor Committee—which is scheduled to take up the legislation this week—to stop wasting time on this partisan measure and instead focus on legislation that creates good jobs and gets Iowans back to work.
Mayor Bloomberg and city officials are trying to remove a requirement that ensures the safety of New York City kids by allowing the city to hire less skilled bus crews to transport kids to school.
Tell the mayor and city officials you want him to put the safety of our kids first by keeping this provision in any future bus driver contracts.
With the new Congress, we need real change. Americans have been waiting impatiently for discussion and debate on immigration and the economic stagnation that has destroyed the American dream.
For too long now in the U.S. Senate, tactics like the filibuster have been misused and abused. We have a chance to restore the filibuster to its original purpose and to streamline Senate procedures.
Ask your senators to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 4, which would make meaningful Senate rules changes, including requiring senators to speak on the floor if they wish to filibuster.
Republicans once again are demanding benefit cuts to pay for tax cuts for the rich, and threatening to harm the economy unless they get their way.
House Speaker John Boehner’s recent “Plan B” proposal would extend tax cuts on income between $250,000 and $1 million a year—which would benefit millionaires as well. In fact, about half of the Boehner tax cut would go to millionaires.
At the same time, Republicans are demanding to cut Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments through the so-called “Chained CPI.”
Tell your legislators and President Obama to reject House Speaker Boehner’s proposal to extend tax cuts for the richest Americans and that they oppose any cuts to Social Security, Medicaid or Medicare benefits, regardless of who proposes them.
We're fighting back against the negative stories the national news media is putting out about our movement by establishing a Message Movers team--folks who are willing to push back against biased stories about unions through social media and email.
Can you join in? You're a powerful voice in making sure that the great work of the labor movement is being spread far and wide.
The International Telecommunications Union (or ITU), a United Nations agency, is considering new rules that could clamp down on the fundamental freedoms of citizens online. These proposed regulatory changes are being put forward by a group of giant internet corporations and countries including China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia—countries that already impose heavy restrictions on internet freedoms.
Under their proposals, governments and companies all over the world would be able to restrict internet access and monitor what we do online.
Sign the petition now.
Internet governance decisions should be made in a transparent manner with genuine multi-stakeholder participation from civil society, governments, and the private sector. We call on United States government, the International Telecommunications Union and its member states to embrace transparency and reject any proposals that might expand ITU authority to areas of Internet governance that threaten the exercise of human rights online.
Hostess workers are being scapegoated because they are standing up to corporate greed.
Hostess' executives are now blaming workers for poor decisions they made that drove Hostess into the ground.
What’s happening here is a classic Wall Street tactic—blame the little guy so that they can cover their greedy corporate policies that are gutting the middle class.
Sign our pledge to stand with Hostess workers and against the tide of corporate greed wrecking our economy.
I’m pledging to support brave Hostess workers who are taking a stand against the corporate race-to-the-bottom. Crony capitalism and consistently poor management, not workers, drove Hostess into the ground. This is wrong. It has to stop. It’s wrecking America.
We only have a few weeks to make sure President Obama and Congress do everything they can to rebuild the middle class. The stakes are huge and we're up against millions of dollars from the same corporations and right-wing billionaires that spent record amounts trying to elect Mitt Romney. It’s up to us to fight for working families.
Sign the petition now to tell Congress end the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2% and no cuts to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid benefits.
End the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2% and oppose any efforts to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
Ten years ago a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem and no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-team.
There's a voice that keeps on calling me. Down the road, that's where I'll always be. Every stop I make, I make a new friend. Can't stay for long, just turn around and I'm gone again. Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down, Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on
We only have a few weeks to make sure President Obama and Congress do everything they can to rebuild the middle class. The stakes are huge and we're up against millions of dollars from the same corporations and right-wing billionaires that spent record amounts trying to elect Mitt Romney. It’s up to us to fight like hell for working families.
End the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2% and oppose any efforts to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
We’ve heard from working families all over the country who’ve told us that Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are essential programs that we just can’t cut.
The fight is urgent—we need stories from every single one of you to make sure Congress knows that these aren't just programs, they're your lives.
We only have a few weeks to make sure President Obama and Congress do everything they can to rebuild the middle class. The stakes are huge and we're up against millions of dollars from the same corporations and right-wing billionaires that spent record amounts trying to elect Mitt Romney. It’s up to us to fight like hell for working families.
End the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2% and oppose any efforts to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
In the past week, we’ve heard countless stories about workers who’ve done truly extraordinary things in the face of this emergency -- firefighters and police officers, electrical workers and nurses, service employees and letter carriers protecting and rebuilding devastated communities.
Workers are doing the impossibly hard work of rebuilding after this disaster -- and they’re not close to finished. Please take a moment to say thanks and let them know we’re standing with them.
We'll deliver this card on Thursday to local unions to share with the workers who need our support.
In the past week, we’ve heard countless stories about workers who’ve done truly extraordinary things in the face of this emergency -- firefighters and police officers, electrical workers and nurses, service employees and letter carriers protecting and rebuilding devastated communities.
Workers are doing the impossibly hard work of rebuilding after this disaster -- and they’re not close to finished. Please take a moment to say thanks and let them know we’re standing with them.
We'll deliver this card on Thursday to local unions to share with the workers who need our support.
In the past week, we’ve heard countless stories about workers who’ve done truly extraordinary things in the face of this emergency -- firefighters and police officers, electrical workers and nurses, service employees and letter carriers protecting and rebuilding devastated communities.
Workers are doing the impossibly hard work of rebuilding after this disaster -- and they’re not close to finished. Please take a moment to say thanks and let them know we’re standing with them.
We'll deliver this card on Thursday to local unions to share with the workers who need our support.
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The CEO and board members of American Crystal Sugar—the nation’s largest sugar beet processor—have blocked 1,300 workers from their jobs for more than a year, denying them incomes and health care benefits.
What’s worse, ACS made record profits last year and paid CEO David Berg $2.4 million in compensation. All this while workers and families struggle to make ends meet, small businesses—that rely on workers to keep the doors open—have been forced to close, and sugar beet farmers are making less and being forced to “turn under” their crops.
Watch this video then sign the pledge to boycott American Crystal Sugar.
The CEO and board members of American Crystal Sugar—the nation’s largest sugar beet processor—have blocked 1,300 workers from their jobs for more than a year, denying them incomes and health care benefits.
What’s worse, ACS made record profits last year and paid CEO David Berg $2.4 million in compensation. All this while workers and families struggle to make ends meet, small businesses—that rely on workers to keep the doors open—have been forced to close, and sugar beet farmers are making less and being forced to “turn under” their crops.
Watch this video then sign the pledge to boycott American Crystal Sugar.
The CEO and board members of American Crystal Sugar—the nation’s largest sugar beet processor—have blocked 1,300 workers from their jobs for more than a year, denying them incomes and health care benefits.
What’s worse, ACS made record profits last year and paid CEO David Berg $2.4 million in compensation. All this while workers and families struggle to make ends meet, small businesses—that rely on workers to keep the doors open—have been forced to close, and sugar beet farmers are making less and being forced to “turn under” their crops.
Watch this video then sign the pledge to boycott American Crystal Sugar.
The CEO and board members of American Crystal Sugar (ACS)—the nation’s largest sugar beet processor—have blocked 1,300 workers from their jobs for more than a year, denying them incomes and health care benefits.
What’s worse, ACS made record profits last year and paid CEO David Berg $2.4 million in compensation. All this while workers and families struggle to make ends meet, small businesses—that rely on workers to keep the doors open—have been forced to close, and sugar beet farmers are making less and being forced to “turn under” their crops.
Sign our boycott pledge to let CEO Berg and ACS board members know you won’t stand for their corporate greed.
No matter where they work, it's better when we have trained, professional workers on the job. Whether it's referees, teachers or sugar workers, workplace safety matters. Over a year ago, American Crystal Sugar locked out more than 1,300 workers in the Midwest in an attempt to break the employees' union. Now the company is risking this year's harvest and the stability of local communities by sacrificing these good jobs to sweeten its corporate profits. Fight back against corporate greed and help American Crystal workers get back to work and get a fair deal.
Please sign our petition to CEO David Berg to urge him to end the lockout.
No matter where they work, it's better when we have trained, professional workers on the job. Whether its referees, teachers, or sugar beet farmers, workplace safety matters. Over a year ago, American Crystal Sugar locked out more than 1,300 workers in the Midwest in an attempt to break the employees' union. Now the company is risking this year's harvest and the stability of local communities by sacrificing these good jobs to sweeten its corporate profits. Fight back against corporate greed and help American Crystal workers get back to work by signing our petition to CEO David Berg.
This football season has become a disaster because of the greed of NFL management and team owners—who brought in over $8.3 billion in revenue last year—and who would rather make a quick buck at the expense of NFL players’ safety, NFL fans and the integrity of America’s game.
Instead of settling a fair contract with experienced union referees, owners chose to lock out refs and replace them with untrained non-union officials.
Sign the petition below calling on NFL management to end the lockout and settle a fair deal with union referees.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan seem to think they’re starring in some sort of Hollywood film with a plot that ends badly for everyone but them and their rich buddies.
Don’t let their Hollywood movie become a horror show for working families.
Sign our pledge below to let Romney and Ryan know you won’t stand for their plans to cut Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid and further shift the tax burden from the wealthy to the middle class.
Economic security shouldn’t be a privilege only the richest in our country have access to. It should be a right for everyone in the United States.
All of us should have a right to full employment and a living wage, full participation in the electoral process, a voice at work, quality education and a secure, healthy future.
We need to hold politicians accountable for their votes on these issues and make sure they listen to us after November, not just their deep-pocketed donors.
Take action below by signing your name in support of economic rights for all and tell us which issues are most important to you:
It’s been almost 70 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt put forth his proposal for an economic Bill of Rights. It was a simple idea that “true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence.”
Flash forward to today and things haven’t changed much for working families since Roosevelt’s proposal. Income inequality continues to grow. Wages have declined. Access to quality education is narrowing.
At the same time, extreme politicians are trying to limit the right to vote for millions of Americans. Big Business and right-wing billionaires also are flooding our electoral process with cash to further policies that only benefit them. It’s time we took a stand.
Take action below by signing your name to the Second Bill of Rights and we will deliver it to public officials at the Republican and Democratic conventions.
Costco can make the difference for workers fighting for improved working and safety conditions on the job, but Palermo's Pizza workers need us to put the pressure on.
As the largest purchaser of Palermo's products, Costco pressure will sway Palermo's executives to stand with workers.
Pizza workers have been on strike for nearly two months now, fighting for improved working and safety conditions. Palermo’s executives have responded by starting a smear campaign to discredit the legitimate efforts of workers to organize for respect and dignity on the job.
Though Palermo’s CEOs are digging in their heels, we're not giving up.
Take action below by demanding Costco stand with Palermo’s wokers.
It’s been almost 70 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt put forth his proposal for an economic Bill of Rights. It was a simple idea that “true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence.”
Flash forward to today and things haven’t changed much for working families since Roosevelt’s proposal. Income inequality continues to grow. Wages have declined. Access to quality education is narrowing.
At the same time, extreme politicians are trying to limit the right to vote for millions of Americans. Big Business and right-wing billionaires also are flooding our electoral process with cash to further policies that only benefit them. It’s time we took a stand.
Take action below by signing your name to the Second Bill of Rights and we will deliver it to public officials at the Republican and Democratic conventions.
Costco can make the difference for workers fighting for improved working and safety conditions on the job, but Palermo's Pizza workers need us to put the pressure on.
As the largest purchaser of Palermo's products, Costco pressure will sway Palermo's executives to stand with workers.
Pizza workers have been on strike for nearly two months now, fighting for improved working and safety conditions. Palermo’s executives have responded by starting a smear campaign to discredit the legitimate efforts of workers to organize for respect and dignity on the job.
Though Palermo’s CEOs are digging in their heels, we're not giving up.
In the coming weeks, working families across the country will be visiting a Costco in their area to make sure Costco and its customers know what's going on at Palermo’s.
Take action below by demanding Costco stand with Palermo’s wokers.
Costco can make the difference for workers fighting for improved working and safety conditions on the job, but Palermo's Pizza workers need us to put the pressure on.
As the largest purchaser of Palermo's products, Costco pressure will sway Palermo's executives to stand with workers.
Pizza workers have been on strike for nearly two months now, fighting for improved working and safety conditions. Palermo’s executives have responded by starting a smear campaign to discredit the legitimate efforts of workers to organize for respect and dignity on the job.
Though Palermo’s CEOs are digging in their heels, we're not giving up.
In the coming weeks, working families across the country will be visiting a Costco in their area to make sure Costco and its customers know what's going on at Palermo’s.
Take action below by demanding Costco stand with Palermo’s wokers.
Costco can make the difference for workers fighting for improved working and safety conditions on the job, but Palermo's Pizza workers need us to put the pressure on.
As the largest purchaser of Palermo's products, Costco pressure will sway Palermo's executives to stand with workers.
Pizza workers have been on strike for nearly two months now, fighting for improved working and safety conditions. Palermo’s executives have responded by starting a smear campaign to discredit the legitimate efforts of workers to organize for respect and dignity on the job.
Though Palermo’s CEOs are digging in their heels, we're not giving up.
In the coming weeks, working families across the country will be visiting a Costco in their area to make sure Costco and its customers know what's going on at Palermo’s.
Take action below by demanding Costco stand with Palermo’s wokers.
Costco can make the difference for workers fighting for improved working and safety conditions on the job, but Palermo's Pizza workers need us to put the pressure on.
As the largest purchaser of Palermo's products, Costco pressure will sway Palermo's executives to stand with workers.
Pizza workers have been on strike for nearly two months now, fighting for improved working and safety conditions. Palermo’s executives have responded by starting a smear campaign to discredit the legitimate efforts of workers to organize for respect and dignity on the job.
Though Palermo’s CEOs are digging in their heels, we're not giving up.
In the coming weeks, working families across the country will be visiting a Costco in their area to make sure Costco and its customers know what's going on at Palermo’s.
Take action below by demanding Costco stand with Palermo’s wokers.
President Barack Obama and his trade team are in talks right now with 10 other countries to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP FTA), the biggest trade agreement in U.S. history.
Past FTAs have accelerated the shift of jobs overseas, made it harder for our own government to spend our tax dollars on Made in America products and put corporate profits before the interests of working families here and in other countries.
It’s past time for our leaders to support trade rules that reward companies that invest in America so we can rebuild our nation. Creating good jobs at home starts with a commitment to a new trade policy—not more of the same failed policies of the past.
If we want to bring jobs home, the last thing we need is another bad trade agreement.
Sign our petition to President Obama and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to demand they negotiate trade agreements that support creating good jobs in the United States and protect workers’ rights here and abroad.
If Congress does not act soon to pass a surface transportation bill, good jobs for construction workers may be lost and the safety of our roads and bridges could be in jeopardy.
Right now, a conference committee of House and Senate leaders is trying to finalize a version of the bill based on measures passed by the Senate and House earlier this year.
Unfortunately, some extreme Republicans are putting their right-wing agenda first and, in the process, holding hostage family-sustaining jobs and starving funding for badly needed infrastructure projects that would make our highways and bridges safer.
Creating jobs in this country, not overseas, should be our Number One priority, and a surface transportation bill with long-term solutions to fixing our highway and transit systems is a major step in the right direction.
Please e-mail your members of Congress and urge them to come together to pass a surface transportation bill that creates and saves family-sustaining jobs while fixing our crumbling bridges, roads and transportation system and keeps Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Buy America protections in place for projects financed by the bill.
Working families are gearing up to demand call for elected leaders to stop helping companies outsource jobs and instead support the patriotic companies that create jobs here.
You can take action right now by doing two things:
1. Share the graphic to the right on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Pinterest.
2. Sign the petition below to let lawmakers and corporations know that you are putting them on notice that you want them to work to support comprehensive solutions to create good jobs now.
Extreme politicians and their deep-pocketed donors are trying to take over Pennsylvania Wine and Spirits stores.
This plan—HB 11—would eliminate thousands of middle-class jobs, take away revenue from our schools, colleges and hospitals, put public safety at risk and increase prices and lower selection for consumers.
Send an email now to your Representative opposing this legislation by filling out the form below.
In Pennsylvania, the unemployed and their families are under attack.
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Fund in Pennsylvania is insolvent, and has been for several years. Because of insolvency employers have borrowed more than $3.5 billion dollars from the federal government to ensure that those individuals harmed the most in this recession – the unemployed – are able to receive their insurance benefits.
Now, when the bill is due, employers want a billion dollar bailout and long-term tax breaks. Big businesses and corporations are not taking responsibility for the crisis they caused; instead they want the unemployed to pay for the problem they created, by annually cutting 48,000 unemployed workers from being eligible to receive unemployment insurance. When workers bills are due, we don’t get discounts and bailouts. We are expected to pay WITH INTEREST.
Some conservative members of the State Legislature are planning on passing legislation that would cut 48,000 people annually from UI eligibility in exchange for long-term tax breaks and bailouts for businesses and corporations.
It’s time for Pennsylvania legislators to start taking care of workers and not keep expecting them to pay for business tax cuts and bailouts.
Please send an email to your Senator and ask him/her to oppose these cuts by filling out your information below.
With your help, working families built a historic movement in Wisconsin that took back the Senate from anti-worker politicians and will last long past this recall election.
We can’t let up now. Extremist politicians and their deep-pocketed allies will do what they can to move Walker-style attacks on working families, education, health care and voters’ rights across the country.
Sign our pledge to help turn this moment into a movement to protect good jobs, working families and workplace rights, and we will make sure you are the first to hear about how you can help stop attacks on working families in your state and across the country.
With your help, working families just made history by recalling Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and some of his political allies in the Senate—taking back the state from Walker’s extreme, anti-worker agenda.
But we can’t let up now. Extremist politicians and their deep-pocketed allies will do what they can to mount Walker-style attacks on working families, education, health care and voters’ rights across the country.
Sign our pledge to help turn this moment into a movement to continue to protect good jobs, working families and workplace rights, and we will make sure you are the first to hear about how you can help stop attacks on working families in your state and across the country.
In Pennsylvania, the unemployed and their families are under attack.
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Fund in Pennsylvania is insolvent, and has been for several years. Because of insolvency employers have borrowed more than $3.5 billion dollars from the federal government to ensure that those individuals harmed the most in this recession – the unemployed – are able to receive their insurance benefits.
Now, when the bill is due, employers want a billion dollar bailout and long-term tax breaks. Big businesses and corporations are not taking responsibility for the crisis they caused; instead they want the unemployed to pay for the problem they created, by annually cutting 48,000 unemployed workers from being eligible to receive unemployment insurance. When workers bills are due, we don’t get discounts and bailouts. We are expected to pay WITH INTEREST.
Some conservative members of the State Legislature are planning on passing legislation that would cut 48,000 people annually from UI eligibility in exchange for long-term tax breaks and bailouts for businesses and corporations.
It’s time for Pennsylvania legislators to start taking care of workers and not keep expecting them to pay for business tax cuts and bailouts.
Please send an email to your Senator and ask him/her to oppose these cuts by filling out your information below.
Let’s stop the GEO Group from coming back to Michigan. It’s a private company with a history of PRISON ABUSE so bad they were kicked out of Mississippi. But one of their corporate VPs gave a contribution to a key legislator, who then introduced a bill to let the company back into our state.
Say NO to Pay-for-Play. Contact key Michigan state legislators and tell them to STOP prison abuse.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the secretive organization behind radical policies like “Shoot First” laws, voter suppression laws and anti-worker measures.
While companies such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Wendy’s, KRAFT, Intuit and Arizona Public Service, the largest energy company in Arizona, have withdrawn from ALEC, some legislators in Arizona continue to push ALEC's extremist legislation.
Watch this great video from CBS Phoenix, then sign the petition below to call on Arizona legislators to withdraw from ALEC.
CEO pay is out of control. But you can help rein it in. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires companies to report their CEO-to-worker pay ratio to investors. Disclosing this pay ratio will shame companies into lowering CEO pay. The SEC has yet to adopt this provision of the Dodd-Frank law.
Please write to the Securities and Exchange Commission now. Urge the SEC to propose rules requiring companies to publicly disclose their CEO-to-worker pay ratio.
The right wing is at it again. And this time, they’ve got fair elections for workers in the crosshairs.
In December, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule that modernizes the NLRB election process and helps ensure workers have a fair way to form a union without unfair delays and manipulation of the process by employers. But anti-worker politicians in Congress are trying to ram through a resolution that would undo this modest step forward for workers.
This is an outrageous workers’ rights attack, and that’s why we need you to make your voice heard. Please take action now.
On March 22, T-Mobile announced the closing of seven call centers around the United States, a decision that will cut 3,300 American jobs.
Write T-Mobile’s CEO Philipp Humm and tell him to keep U.S. call centers open.
Feel free to use our draft message below, but including your own story or message is the best way to tell Humm there are real people behind these job cuts. A sentence or two from you is the most powerful message there is.
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On March 22, T-Mobile announced the closing of seven call centers around the United States, a decision that will cut 3,300 American jobs.
Write T-Mobile’s CEO Philipp Humm and tell him to keep U.S. call centers open.
Feel free to use our draft message below, but including your own story or message is the best way to tell Humm there are real people behind these job cuts. A sentence or two from you is the most powerful message there is.
The USDA’s decision to let the chicken industry self-inspect while speeding up the chicken inspection process would kill hundreds of jobs of the safety inspectors we count on and put the safety of our families at risk.
Please take action by signing the petition below to urge the USDA to rescind this dangerous proposed rule.
It’s staggering. More than 17 percent of construction trades workers are looking for jobs.
Meanwhile, 68,842 American bridges are deficient. More than 282 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. And many public transit systems have serious problems and are in need of critical upgrades.
But obstructionists in the House of Representatives—led by House Speaker John Boehner—are refusing to pass the Senate’s bipartisan surface transportation bill.
Tell Speaker Boehner and GOP obstructionists: Stop holding jobs and public safety hostage—pass the Senate’s bipartisan surface transportation bill immediately!
It’s staggering. More than 17 percent of construction trades workers are looking for jobs.
Meanwhile, 68,842 American bridges are deficient. More than 282 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. And many public transit systems have serious problems and are in need of critical upgrades.
But obstructionists in the House of Representatives—led by House Speaker John Boehner—are refusing to pass the Senate’s bipartisan surface transportation bill.
Tell Speaker Boehner and GOP obstructionists: Stop holding jobs and public safety hostage—pass the Senate’s bipartisan surface transportation bill immediately!
Denver Area Labor Federation President John Fleck, Interfaith Worker Justice leader Rev. Mariah Hayden, and Denver City Councilperson Susan Shepherd have asked the regional president of Verizon Wireless for a meeting on March 22nd. They want to express their support, in person, for the CWA workers in Verizon's landline division who continue to fight for a decent contract in the face of the company's attempts to slash worker and retiree benefits, make it easier to outsource jobs, and generally line the pockets of their executives at the expense of their workers. Jobs with Justice is asking our members to e-mail Melanie Braidich, the regional president for Verizon Wireless, to ask her to agree to this meeting to hear the concerns of labor and community leaders here in Denver.
If you are a Verizon Wireless customer, please say so in the message below and include your phone number in the message!
Urgent: Congress is rushing to deregulate Wall Street—pushing a cynically named “JOBS Act.” This bill could pass as early as Monday.
The good news is, Sens. Jack Reed, Mary Landrieu and Carl Levin introduced the INVEST in America Act, a bill to amend the "JOBS Act" and reduce the harm it will do to working families.
We need your help to tell the U.S. Senate that working families support the amendments contained in the INVEST in America Act of 2012 and oppose the misleadingly named JOBS Act. Please take action now.
Urgent: Congress is rushing to deregulate Wall Street—pushing a cynically named “JOBS Act.” This bill could pass as early as Monday.
The good news is, Sens. Jack Reed, Mary Landrieu and Carl Levin introduced the INVEST in America Act, a bill to amend the "JOBS Act" and reduce the harm it will do to working families.
We need your help to tell the U.S. Senate that working families support the amendments contained in the INVEST in America Act of 2012 and oppose the misleadingly named JOBS Act. Please take action now.
House Bill 934 (the Voter Photo ID Bill) would require voters to show non-expired Pennsylvania or Federally-issued photo ID in order to vote. If passed, voters who lack or can’t get the required ID stand to be disenfranchised.
Tell your State Senator to VOTE NO on HB 934.
Remember – Elections cannot be free and fair if eligible voters are not allowed to vote!
Extreme lawmakers in the Georgia legislature are pushing a bill designed to intimidate those who would engage in protest activities, such as picketing or sit-ins. This is an effort to silence protesters who are standing up for economic justice.
My father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died fighting for economic justice. Before his assassination in 1968, one of the ways he supported striking sanitation workers in Memphis was joining them on the picket line.
It’s shocking to me that, 44 years after my father’s death, extreme Georgia legislators are trying to silence today’s peaceful protesters. My father would not back down from this bill and we cannot either. Please add your name to this petition.
Tell Congress to support The United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Bill
With American families struggling, it's time for companies to bring good jobs home. Foreign call centers not only ship jobs abroad, but they endanger our confidential personal information because they operate without U.S. data regulation.
You can tell lawmakers to support the U.S. call center bill. The bill would build jobs in America by:
Creating a customers' right to know—Ending the secrecy about call center locations, so outsourcers and offshorers can't hide anymore.
Forcing companies that outsource abroad to return federal funding—Because our hard-earned tax dollars shouldn't go to support corporations that ship American jobs to foreign countries.
Giving you the right to be transferred to a US-based operator.
But we need your support. Members of Congress will only sign on if they hear our voices loud and clear. Use our simple tool to send a message to your members of Congress.
Think of work shifts lasting up to 60 hours. Exhausted workers dying in explosions or throwing themselves from factory rooftops. Injuries so bad from repetitive motions that some workers lose use of their hands. According to recent press reports, that’s what work is like for assembly workers in China who build iPhones, iPads and iPods.
That’s why the AFL-CIO is joining a worldwide movement calling on Apple to commit to nothing less than excellence in workers’ rights.
Sign our petition: Tell Apple to treat its workers with respect.
Think of work shifts lasting up to 60 hours. Exhausted workers dying in explosions or throwing themselves from factory rooftops. Injuries so bad from repetitive motions that some workers lose use of their hands. According to recent press reports, that’s what work is like for assembly workers in China who build iPhones, iPads and iPods.
That’s why the AFL-CIO is joining a worldwide movement calling on Apple to commit to nothing less than excellence in workers’ rights.
Sign our petition: Tell Apple to treat its workers with respect.
Think of work shifts lasting up to 60 hours. Exhausted workers dying in explosions or throwing themselves from factory rooftops. Injuries so bad from repetitive motions that some workers lose use of their hands. According to recent press reports, that’s what work-life is like for assembly workers who build iPhones, iPads and iPods.
And that’s why the AFL-CIO is joining a worldwide movement calling on Apple to commit to nothing less than excellence in workers’ rights. Sign our petition: Tell Apple to treat its workers with respect.
Think of work shifts lasting up to 60 hours. Exhausted workers dying in explosions or throwing themselves from factory rooftops. Injuries so bad from repetitive motions that some workers lose use of their hands. According to recent press reports, that’s what work-life is like for assembly workers who build iPhones, iPads and iPods.
And that’s why the AFL-CIO is joining a worldwide movement calling on Apple to commit to nothing less than excellence in workers’ rights. Sign our petition: Tell Apple to treat its workers with respect.
Wisconsinites chuckled at this, because we know that 1848 isn’t a local union number – it’s the year Wisconsin became a state.
But while “Local Union 1848” may be a joke – here’s what’s real: there is a growing tide of Wisconsinites who are joining together to stand up to extreme right-wing attacks on the rights of working families in order to benefit CEOs and the 1%.
Join Our Movement: Sign our petition below to stand in solidarity with “Wisconsin Local Union 1848”—the working families who want to create a better Wisconsin.
Our petition says:
I stand with “Wisconsin Local 1848”—Wisconsinites who are joining together to stand up to extreme right-wing attacks on the rights of working families.
Wisconsinites chuckled at this, because we know that 1848 isn’t a local union number – it’s the year Wisconsin became a state.
But while “Local Union 1848” may be a joke – here’s what’s real: there is a growing tide of Wisconsinites who are joining together to stand up to extreme right-wing attacks on the rights of working families in order to benefit CEOs and the 1%.
Join Our Movement: Sign our petition below to stand in solidarity with “Wisconsin Local Union 1848”—the working families want to create a better Wisconsin.
Wisconsinites chuckled at this, because we know that 1848 isn’t a local union number – it’s the year Wisconsin became a state.
But while “Local Union 1848” may be a joke – here’s what’s real: there is a growing tide of Wisconsinites who are joining together to stand up to extreme right-wing attacks on the rights of working families in order to benefit CEOs and the 1%.
Join Our Movement: Sign our petition below to stand in solidarity with “Wisconsin Local Union 1848”—the working families want to create a better Wisconsin.
On November 28, 2011, Cooper Tire & Rubber locked out 1,050 workers in Findlay, Ohio. When Cooper Tire was losing money in 2008, these employees gave up $31 million in concessions to help their employer stay alive. Cooper has since rebounded, raking in $300 million in profits—and handing corporate executives millions in raises and bonuses. Workers simply want a fair deal that recognizes their sacrifice. Instead they have been left out in the cold. Fight back against corporate greed and help Cooper Tire workers get back to work.
Email Cooper Tire CEO Roy Armes to urge him to end the lockout and negotiate fairly.
On November 28, 2011, Cooper Tire & Rubber locked out 1,050 workers in Findlay, Ohio. When Cooper Tire was losing money in 2008, these employees gave up $31 million in concessions to help their employer stay alive. Cooper has since rebounded, raking in $300 million in profits—and handing corporate executives millions in raises and bonuses. Workers simply want a fair deal that recognizes their sacrifice. Instead they have been left out in the cold. Fight back against corporate greed and help Cooper Tire workers get back to work.
Email Cooper Tire CEO Roy Armes to urge him to end the lockout and negotiate fairly.
Radical Tea Party legislators are playing political games with peoples’ lives, throwing obstacles in the way of extending unemployment insurance benefits. They’re even threatening to force people who are jobless, through no fault of their own, to endure humiliating drug tests just to get survival aid.
Please write your members of Congress using the form below.
Radical legislators are playing political games with peoples’ lives again, throwing obstacles in the way of extending unemployment insurance benefits. They’re even threatening to force people who are jobless, through no fault of their own, to endure humiliating drug tests just to get survival aid.
Did you see last night’s State of the Union address? It was one amazing speech.
It was completely clear—as the president took an unapologetic stand in defense of working families—that he heard the voices of working America.
One big victory in last night’s speech for AFL-CIO activists—among many—was the president’s announcement of a thorough investigation into the misconduct in the mortgage markets that wrecked our economy. The president also announced the creation of a new mortgage crisis unit to be co-chaired by New York’s Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman.
Please thank President Obama for listening—and let him know you’ll keep making your voice heard.
Settlement talks with the Big Banks that caused our mortgage crisis are ongoing. And the Obama administration is a big part of those talks. Here’s the bottom line: The president can either let Big Banks off the hook with a slap on the wrist—or push for real accountability for working families.
We need President Obama to know that working families are counting on him to do the right thing. That starts with an investigation of Big Banks and mortgage fraudsters, throwing crooks in jail if they committed crimes and making sure the kinds of fraud and abuse that led to the mortgage meltdown never happen again.
Sign our petition to President Obama urging him to side with working families.
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney—who killed thousands of jobs as a corporate raider—recently said he “likes being able to fire people.”
His record as a job-killing corporate raider backs that up: He supports laws that attack workers’ rights and make it easier to fire people. Laws like the so-called “right to work” bill being considered in Indiana that targets collective bargaining, robbing workers of union protection. If this bill passes, unions no longer will stand between corporate raiders like Mitt Romney and many of the workers they want to fire for short-term profits.
If you think our leaders need to work together on an agenda that actually creates jobs—and stop following the lead of corporate raiders like Mitt Romney—sign our petition. We’ll deliver it to local, state and federal decision makers as we push for a job-creating agenda in 2012.
Ray Motameni—the owner of Dosha Salons—was just voted “Scrooge of the Year” by Portland Jobs With Justice, because he won’t respect his workers’ vote to form a union.
Fill in your information below to add your name to a holiday card asking Mr. Motameni to have a change of heart and reach a fair contract with the Dosha workers.
Karen, an unemployed bank teller in Pennsylvania, says unemployment insurance (UI) is a life saver. Her benefits expire this month.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for people like Karen. Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Shonda from Ohio is not only unemployed—she’s responsible for caring for her mom, who has dementia—and unemployment’s all she’s got.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for people like Shonda. Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Bill from Omaha has been laid off for several weeks. If he loses unemployment benefits before he finds a job in this tough economy, he could lose everything.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for people like Bill. Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Last Thursday, New Hampshire clergy and unemployed workers went to Rep. Charles Bass’s district office and urged him to extend unemployment benefits without strings or conditions.
But, then he voted for an awful bill that would cut benefits for 3.3 million jobless workers, cut pay for public employees, cut preventive health services, reduce premium assistance for low- and middle-income individuals buying health insurance and raise premiums for many Medicare beneficiaries.
Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to oppose the horrible cuts Rep. Bass voted for, and extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Last Wednesday, Floridians went to Rep. Allen West’s (R-Fla.) office for a prayer action outside his district office. They urged him to extend unemployment benefits without strings or conditions. But then, he voted for an awful bill that would cut benefits for 3.3 million jobless workers, cut pay for public employees, cut preventive health services, reduce premium assistance for low- and middle-income individuals buying health insurance and raise premiums for many Medicare beneficiaries.
Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to oppose the horrible cuts Rep. West voted for, and extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Cil from St. Louis is not only unemployed—she’s responsible for caring for her elderly, infirm parents—and unemployment is all she’s got.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for people like Cil. Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Ronnie, a jobless Ironworker in Massachusetts, who eats one meal a day to get by.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for people like Ronnie. Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Ronnie, a jobless Ironworker in Massachusetts, eats one meal a day to get by.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for people like Ronnie. Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Gene, an Operating Engineer in Connecticut, fears he'll be on the street because he can't get regular work.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for people like Gene. Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Last Thursday, Coloradans occupied Rep. Mike Coffman’s office for a prayer vigil and conversation—they asked him to do the right thing and extend unemployment benefits. But his staff wouldn’t give a straight answer. Then, he voted for an awful bill that would cut benefits for 3.3 million jobless workers, cut pay for public employees, cut preventive health services, reduce premium assistance for low- and middle-income individuals buying health insurance and raise premiums for many Medicare beneficiaries.
Now, the fight moves to the Senate. Watch this video, then tell your senators to oppose the horrible cuts Rep. Coffman voted for, and extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.
Chris from South Carolina used to work in an unemployment office. Then he was laid off. Here’s his warning:
You should know that Congress has let the emergency benefits lapse several times in the past few years and always when a break is scheduled for them. It happened last Easter and last Christmas. They don’t care about the unemployed. They take their holiday break and deal with it when they return to Washington. Don’t they realize they work for us?
Tell Congress: “You work for us. Renew emergency unemployment aid now!”
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is a huge benefit to our state—for workers and for our economy.
More than 5,000 Pennsylvanians work at the PLCB, including 3,500 clerks who earn good, family-sustaining wages with good benefits. And our current system provides the state with more than $500 million a year in revenue, after paying all expenses.
But state Rep. Mike Turzai continues to push House Bill 11, a scheme to dismantle the PLCB and raise taxes. His plan would put 5,000 of our fellow Pennsylvanians out of work and jeopardize public safety in every community in our state. We need your help to stop Rep. Turzai from destroying a publicly owned asset that benefits all Pennsylvanians.
Republicans on the so-called Super Committee have proposed cutting hundreds of billions of dollars in Social Security and Medicare benefits that middle-class Americans depend on—while keeping Bush’s tax rates for the wealthiest Americans, including the top 1%, forever. This is Robin Hood in reverse: Class warfare against the American middle class on behalf of the top 1%.
Add your name to our petition, so all six Super Committee Democrats know you are counting on them to stand with the 99% of Americans who are demanding change.
The Rebuild America Jobs Act would create jobs immediately by investing $50 billion in our roads, rails and airports, establishing a national infrastructure bank to fund a broad range of projects and asking millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. All without adding a dime to the deficit.
Urge your senators to help get America back to work by passing the Rebuild America Jobs Act.
Thanks so much for signing our petition to help American Crystal Sugar workers get back on the job. You can make an even bigger impact by calling American Crystal Sugar's CEO Dave Berg directly to tell him to end the lockout and negotiate in good faith.
CALL 1-218-236-4400 and tell American Crystal Sugar's CEO Dave Berg not to turn his back on workers and the community.
Here are some talking points to use during your call:
- My name is ______ and I'd like to share consumer feedback about your company.
- As a consumer who cares about the way a company treats its workers, I was disappointed to hear that American Crystal Sugar has locked out its employees in the Midwest.
- You are a profitable, successful company, and there's no excuse to squeeze your workers so hard when they are just asking for a fair deal for themselves and their families.
- I urge you to immediately end the company's strike against your workers and meet with their union representatives to negotiate, in good faith, a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement.
- Thank you.
Thanks for showing your support for the locked-out workers at American Crystal Sugar. After you call, tell us how it went using the form below!
They can take away the tarps and the tents. But they can’t slow down the Occupy Wall Street movement.
There have been police raids on Occupy Wall Street in Oakland, Portland, Denver, Albany, Burlington, Chapel Hill—and now last night in New York’s Zuccotti Park—orchestrated by politicians acting on behalf of the 1%.
But the 99% is undaunted. Occupy Wall Street’s message has already created a new day. This movement has created a seismic shift in our national debate—from austerity and cuts to jobs, inequality and our broken economic system.
Share a message of support for the Occupy Wall Street protesters.
You can tell them things like:
- Who you are and where you’re from.
- That you're standing with them, even as they face raids at the behest of 1% politicans
- A brief personal story about why you care about ending Wall Street greed
and building a country for the 99%.
- Why you appreciate the protesters' efforts.
- What you hope will come of the Occupy movement.
Over a year ago, American Crystal Sugar locked out more than 1,300 workers in the Midwest in an attempt to break the employees' union. Now the company is risking this year's harvest and the stability of local communities by sacrificing these good jobs to sweeten its corporate profits. Fight back against corporate greed and help American Crystal workers get back to work and get a fair deal.
Please sign our petition to CEO David Berg to urge him to end the lockout.
This year, there’s too much at stake not to vote early.
Issue 2 (the ballot initiative to keep SB 5 on the books) attacks the most basic rights of nurses, firefighters and teachers. By eliminating collective bargaining rights for the public employees who serve us, Issue 2 would bar nurses and firefighters from negotiating safe staffing levels and training and keep teachers from negotiating for sensible class sizes.
And if Issue 2 passes, important public services we depend on will be stretched thinner than ever. Too few people will have to do too much work with too little training and too many hours. It’s a recipe for disaster.
The Senate has taken up the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act. Send an e-mail to your senators and urge them to keep our teachers, police officers and firefighters on the job by voting for the Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act.
Update: Following a huge and rapid public outcry that included hundreds of thousands of online petition signatures—including yours—the threatened cleanup/eviction of Occupy Wall Street protesters was called off early this morning.
We've scored an amazing victory thanks to a massive outcry. But New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could try to evict the protesters at any time. Sign the petition in defense of the protesters and their First Amendment rights and then spread the word to everyone you know.
Building a Better Ohio shamelessly stole Cincinnati great-grandmother Marlene Quinn's words and then manipulated footage to misrepresent her stance on Issue 2. The despicable move by a desperate campaign marks a new low, and we can't let it stand.
Marlene sent We Are Ohio a note about the outrageous ad:
"I think it's dishonest and downright deceitful that they would use footage of me to try to play tricks and fool voters. It's insulting to the brave firefighters that saved the lives of my grandson and my great-granddaughter Zoey.
"I'm outraged. They did not ask my permission. I feel violated.
"I want to stop Senate Bill 5. Everyone should vote No on Issue 2.”
We need to make sure Marlene's true words ring out loudly and clearly.
Sign the petition and let the television stations and the Building a Better Ohio campaign know: This ad is a new low, and MUST be taken down immediately.
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In America, 68,842 bridges are deficient—and more than 282 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.1 percent of Americans are jobless.
With so many people out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets our unemployed workers get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: America is ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, ports, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
Our leaders should be promoting job growth here at home and protecting workers’ rights globally, not approving trade deals that will destroy U.S. jobs and decimate American manufacturing—while giving a virtual blank check to foreign governments to trample on the rights of workers.
Please take action right away. Tell your members of Congress to vote NO on unfair, job-offshoring trade deals.
In Wyoming, 395 bridges are deficient—and more than 800,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 5.8 percent of Wyomingites are jobless.
With so many Wyomingites out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Wyomingites get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Wyomingites are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Wisconsin, 1,142 bridges are deficient—and more than 3.4 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.9 percent of Wisconsinites are jobless.
With so many Wisconsinites out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Wisconsinites get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Wisconsinites are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In West Virginia, 957 bridges are deficient—and more than 2.6 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.1 percent of West Virginians are jobless.
With so many West Virginians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets West Virginians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: West Virginians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Washington, 394 bridges are deficient—and more than 2.8 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.3 percent of Washingtonians are jobless.
With so many Washingtonians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Washingtonians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Washingtonians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Virginia, 1,267 bridges are deficient—and more than 6.7 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 6.3 percent of Virginians are jobless.
With so many Virginians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Virginians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Virginians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Vermont, 326 bridges are deficient—and more than 500,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 5.9 percent of Vermonters are jobless.
With so many Vermonters out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Vermonters get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Vermonters are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Utah, 130 bridges are deficient—and more than 900,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.6 percent of Utahns are jobless.
With so many Utahns out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Utahns get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Utahns are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Texas, 1,551 bridges are deficient—and more than 3.6 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.5 percent of Texans are jobless.
With so many Texans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Texans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Texans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Tennessee, 1,225 bridges are deficient—and more than 4.8 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.7 percent of Tennesseans are jobless.
With so many Tennesseans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Tennesseans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Tennesseans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In South Dakota, 1,193 bridges are deficient—and more than 300,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 4.7 percent of South Dakotans are jobless.
With so many South Dakotans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets South Dakotans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: South Dakotans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In South Carolina, 1,199 bridges are deficient—and more than 3.2 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 11.1 percent of South Carolinians are jobless.
With so many South Carolinians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets South Carolinians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: South Carolinians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Rhode Island, 163 bridges are deficient—and more than 3 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 10.6 percent of Rhode Islanders are jobless.
With so many Rhode Islanders out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Rhode Islanders get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Rhode Islanders are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Pennsylvania, 5,906 bridges are deficient—and more than 22.7 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.2 percent of Pennsylvanians are jobless.
With so many Pennsylvanians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Pennsylvanians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Pennsylvanians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Oregon, 456 bridges are deficient—and more than 1.8 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.6 percent of Oregonians are jobless.
With so many Oregonians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Oregonians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Oregonians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Oklahoma, 5,212 bridges are deficient—and more than 7.4 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 5.6 percent of Oklahomans are jobless.
With so many Oklahomans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Oklahomans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Oklahomans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Ohio, 2,743 bridges are deficient—and more than 11.1 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.1 percent of Ohioans are jobless.
With so many Ohioans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Ohioans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Ohioans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In North Dakota, 710 bridges are deficient—and more than 100,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 3.5 percent of North Dakotans are jobless.
With so many North Dakotans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets North Dakotans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: North Dakotans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In North Carolina, 2,353 bridges are deficient—and more than 8.1 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 10.4 percent of North Carolinians are jobless.
With so many North Carolinians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets North Carolinians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: North Carolinians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In New York, 2,088 bridges are deficient—and more than 15 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8 percent of New Yorkers are jobless.
With so many New Yorkers out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets New Yorkers get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: New Yorkers are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In New Mexico, 330 bridges are deficient—and more than 1.2 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 6.6 percent of New Mexicans are jobless.
With so many New Mexicans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets New Mexicans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: New Mexicans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In New Jersey, 674 bridges are deficient—and more than 11.3 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.4 percent of New Jerseyans are jobless.
With so many New Jerseyans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets New Jerseyans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: New Jerseyans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In New Hampshire, 372 bridges are deficient—and more than 2.1 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 5.3 percent of New Hampshirites are jobless.
With so many New Hampshirites out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets New Hampshirites get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: New Hampshirites are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Nevada, 39 bridges are deficient—and more than 250,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 13.4 percent of Nevadans are jobless.
With so many Nevadans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Nevadans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Nevadans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Nebraska, 2,795 bridges are deficient—and more than 700,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 4.2 percent of Nebraskans are jobless.
With so many Nebraskans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Nebraskans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Nebraskans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Montana, 391 bridges are deficient—and more than 400,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.8 percent of Montanans are jobless.
With so many Montanans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Montanans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Montanans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Missouri, 4,071 bridges are deficient—and nearly 6 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.8 percent of Missourians are jobless.
With so many Missourians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Missourians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Missourians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Mississippi, 2,650 bridges are deficient—and more than 1.4 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 10.3 percent of Mississippians are jobless.
With so many Mississippians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Mississippians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Mississippians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Minnesota, 1,149 bridges are deficient—and more than 2.4 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.2 percent of Minnesotans are jobless.
With so many Minnesotans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Minnesotans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Minnesotans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Michigan, 1,437 bridges are deficient—and more than 8.7 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 11.2 percent of Michiganians are jobless.
With so many Michiganians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Michiganians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Michiganians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Massachusetts, 561 bridges are deficient—and more than 10.4 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.4 percent of Bay Staters are jobless.
With so many Bay Staters out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Bay Staters get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Bay Staters are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Maryland, 359 bridges are deficient—and more than 4.6 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.3 percent of Marylanders are jobless.
With so many Marylanders out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Marylanders get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Marylanders are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Maine, 369 bridges are deficient—and more than 1 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.6 percent of Mainers are jobless.
With so many Mainers out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Mainers get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Mainers are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Louisiana, 1,722 bridges are deficient—and more than 3.6 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.2 percent of Louisianans are jobless.
With so many Louisianans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Louisianans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Louisianans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Kentucky, 1,311 bridges are deficient—and more than 4.5 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.5 percent of Kentuckians are jobless.
With so many Kentuckians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Kentuckians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Kentuckians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Kansas, 2,815 bridges are deficient—and more than 850,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 6.7 percent of Kansans are jobless.
With so many Kansans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Kansans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Kansans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Iowa, 5,371 bridges are deficient—and more than 2.3 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 6.1 percent of Iowans are jobless.
With so many Iowans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Iowans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Iowans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Indiana, 1,968 bridges are deficient—and more than 5.7 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.7 percent of Hoosiers are jobless.
With so many Hoosiers out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Hoosiers get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Hoosiers are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Illinois, 2,239 bridges are deficient—and more than 8.1 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.9 percent of Illinoisans are jobless.
With so many Illinoisans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Illinoisans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Illinoisans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Idaho, 373 bridges are deficient—and more than 800,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.2 percent of Idahoans are jobless.
With so many Idahoans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Idahoans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Idahoans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Hawaii, 141 bridges are deficient—and more than 1.8 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 6.2 percent of Hawaiians are jobless.
With so many Hawaiians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Hawaiians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Hawaiians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Georgia, 941 bridges are deficient—and more than 2.3 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 10.2 percent of Georgians are jobless.
With so many Georgians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Georgians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Georgians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Florida, 290 bridges are deficient—and more than 1.7 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 10.7 percent of Floridians are jobless.
With so many Floridians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Floridians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Floridians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Washington, D.C., 30 bridges are deficient—and more than 850,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 11.1 percent of Washingtonians are jobless.
With so many Washingtonians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Washingtonians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Washingtonians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Delaware, 50 bridges are deficient—and more than 375,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.1 percent of Delawareans are jobless.
With so many Delawareans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Delawareans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Delawareans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Connecticut, 383 bridges are deficient—and more than 4.4 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9 percent of Connecticuters are jobless.
With so many Connecticuters out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Connecticuters get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Connecticuters are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Colorado, 576 bridges are deficient—and more than 5.1 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.5 percent of Coloradans are jobless.
With so many Coloradans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Coloradans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Coloradans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In California, 3,135 bridges are deficient—and more than 82.6 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 12.1 percent of Californians are jobless.
With so many Californians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Californians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Californians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Arkansas, 930 bridges are deficient—and more than 1.7 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 8.3 percent of Arkansans are jobless.
With so many Arkansans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Arkansans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Arkansans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Arizona, 230 bridges are deficient—and more than 1.2 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.3 percent of Arizonans are jobless.
With so many Arizonans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Arizonans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Arizonans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Alaska, 138 bridges are deficient—and nearly 180,000 vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 7.7 percent of Alaskans are jobless.
With so many Alaskans out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Alaskans get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Alaskans are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
In Alabama, 1,592 bridges are deficient—and more than 3.3 million vehicles cross those bridges every day. Meanwhile, 9.9 percent of Alabamians are jobless.
With so many Alabamians out of work, so many bridges and other pieces of critical infrastructure in need of work—and so much to do to keep America competitive in the 21st century—the solution is simple: Pass legislation that lets Alabamians get to work on critical infrastructure projects.
Tell your members of Congress: Alabamians are ready to get to work, starting with investing in our bridges, transit, rail, airports, highways, schools and the rest of our failing infrastructure.
Jobs are the crisis in America. Our economy will not recover until people get work.
Instead of rising to the challenge this crisis demands, politicians keep making excuses. It’s our job to shine a bright light on obstruction—and make such a strong case for job creation that Congress will have no choice but bold action.
Tell your members of Congress: Bold action to create and keep jobs is required now. Inaction is not an option.
Rather than let the National Labor Relations Board do its job, House Republicans have been acting like schoolyard bullies. They’ve already tried to interfere with the NLRB’s investigation into the Boeing Co. and even threatened the agency’s general counsel. Now, they’re trying to pass a bill that both lets Boeing off the hook for alleged violations of workers’ rights and makes sweeping changes to the National Labor Relations Act that would result in serious, harmful changes to jobs and workers’ rights throughout the country.
Urge your representative to start creating jobs and stop these attacks on workers’ rights.
Thursday night, President Obama outlined some important steps Congress must take to start creating jobs. Congress needs to get to work creating jobs right away, starting with the president’s proposals. Then, the serious national conversation about how to solve our jobs crisis needs to continue.
Tell Congress: America wants to work. Start with Obama’s jobs plan and keep going.
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A new rule proposed by the National Labor Relations Board—the independent agency responsible for enforcing labor law—would cut back on the delaying tactics, close loopholes, reduce unnecessary and costly litigation and standardize union election procedures throughout the country. The new rule is a great start in leveling the playing field for workers who want to vote to form a union.
Tell the NLRB you support the rule to level the playing field so workers can decide for themselves whether to form a union.
New Hampshire is at risk of losing thousands of living wage jobs with good benefits due to irresponsible state budget cuts to education, essential services, and health care funding. Tell New Hampshire House leaders and House Speaker Bill O'Brien that Granite State communities and working families need good jobs, now. Submit your Application for Good Jobs for the Granite State today.
Thank you for taking action to support working families and fight back against reckless legislative attacks on New Hampshire's middle class.
Yours in solidarity -
Judy
Judy Stadtman
Community Organizer
NH AFL-CIO & The Protect NH Families Coalition
When 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike, the labor movement showed incredible solidarity. Now, these workers—represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Electrical Workers (IBEW)—will return to work tonight.
Thanks to the support of working families, the real collective bargaining process can begin for Verizon workers. And as bargaining continues, both parties have agreed to extend the existing collective bargaining agreement.
As Verizon workers return to work, they need to know we continue to support them. Sign our solidarity statement, and we’ll deliver your comments to the workers as they resume negotiations.
While Verizon is taking in massive profits and paying its execs richly, it’s trying to force outrageous cuts on workers—which amount to $20,000 per Verizon family.
Today, 45,000 Verizon workers are on strike to stop the attack on the middle class, and they need our support.
Take action now: Tell Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam to stop Verizon’s attack on the middle class and share his company’s successes with those who made it possible.
Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick ran for office talking about jobs. But since getting elected, he’s failed to support any initiatives that create jobs. Instead, he voted to slash Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. And then, he wasted months on the manufactured debt ceiling crisis—forcing cuts that will kill jobs.
Sign our petition to hold Rep. Fitzpatrick accountable. Let him know that we want real solutions that create jobs—not cuts. We’ll deliver the petition by hand on Aug. 18.
Years into the recession, millions of America’s workers remain unemployed or underemployed. Yet U.S. corporations are sitting on trillions of dollars in cash, refusing to create jobs because demand for goods and services is low.
Why is demand low? Because consumers don’t have jobs.
If you think it’s time to focus on the jobs crisis and not on how many tax breaks it can give Big Business and billionaires, add your name to our petition. We’ll deliver our petition to members of Congress and major media outlets.
Speaker John Boehner and Republican leaders are threatening to collapse the entire U.S. economy unless they get their radical way: severe cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — and no closing of tax loopholes and subsidies for millionaires and big corporations.
They are engaging in political brinkmanship that threatens to force the nation into default, kill jobs and drive up interest rates on our mortgages, credit cards and student loans.
Send a message to Congress now. Tell your representative and your senators to oppose the Boehner plan. We cannot let John Boehner and Republican leaders hold our economy hostage so they can protect the wealthiest CEOs while forcing working families to bear the entire burden.
Yet again, the House Republicans are playing politics instead of building a strong, secure America. In another blatant example of political theater, the House Republicans refused to pass a routine measure to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), forcing layoffs of thousands of FAA and construction workers, with tens of thousands more jobs at risk.
Tell your members of Congress: 90,000 workers are counting on you to immediately fund the FAA—and America’s workers are counting on you to do it without scapegoating workers.
Both parties keep telling us that deficit reduction requires “tough choices” and “shared sacrifice” and “taking on sacred cows.” But the only sacred cows being gored by budget proposals coming out of Washington are working people, the middle class, seniors and the poor.
Send a message now to Congress and the White House: No deal that kills more jobs. No deal that cuts our safety net and kills our jobs while making the rich richer.
In Washington, there’s been a lot of talk about cutting Medicare and Medicaid.
Now comes a plan to slash Social Security by $112 billion over the next decade and raise taxes on poor and middle-class Americans while almost completely letting the rich off the hook.
Will you let your senators know that working families will do our part to help clean up our economic mess, but we won’t accept cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, no matter what politicians call them?
Tell your senators: No cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. Make millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share.
Our leaders should be promoting job growth here at home and protecting workers’ rights, not approving trade deals that will destroy U.S. jobs and decimate what’s left of American manufacturing—while giving a virtual blank check to foreign governments to bypass U.S. laws and trample on the rights of workers.
Please take action right away. Tell your members of Congress to vote NO on unfair, job-offshoring trade deals.
Thank you for taking action to stop congressional Republicans from driving working families and our economy into a ditch by cutting Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Now, please also think about the working men and women who are federal employees and who are being attacked with an intensity that parallels what’s been going on at the state level.
The House has voted to eliminate collective bargaining rights for airport screeners, cut 200,000 jobs and freeze federal workers’ pay for five years. And the vital services that our families rely on are being cut beyond the bone—from safety and health protections and labor law enforcement to food inspection, education, community safety and other programs that keep our communities safe and secure.
Perhaps the biggest threat to federal workers right now is the deal the White House is negotiating with a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
You can help fight back by signing the petition to the White House. Urge President Obama and Vice President Biden to focus on creating good jobs and making the rich pay their fair share—not cutting the pay of the workers who didn’t create the deficit and shouldn’t be the cure.
When our economy’s broken, we need leaders who will fix it—not politicians who throw temper tantrums.
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are not just lifelines for working people and the poor—they’re all that’s stopping our economy from falling off a cliff again.
Urge President Obama and congressional Democrats to get America out of the ditch we’re in.
Gutting basic education, higher education and health care for our elderly and most needy is unconscionable—but that’s exactly what the current Pennsylvania House budget does.
We still have a chance to influence the final budget, because negotiations with the governor and Pennsylvania Senate are ongoing. But there isn’t much time. A vote could happen at any moment.
Please e-mail your state representative, and then follow up with a phone call (we’ll display the phone number after you take action).
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—which was created as part of the landmark financial reform law President Obama fought hard to pass—is scheduled to open on July 21. The new agency is designed to protect consumers from abusive lending practices by banks, credit card companies, mortgage companies and others. But Senate Republicans are refusing to confirm anyone to lead it, unless they’re given the right to defund it, which is just the first step in weakening the bureau and ultimately repealing the entire Wall Street reform law.
Want to make sure Wall Street isn’t able to prey on Americans again—and create another Great Recession?
Please write President Obama. Let him know working families strongly support all he did to create a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—and that it’s time to open a strong, independently funded Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a strong leader.
CK TEST Anti-worker legislators are stealthily pushing a provision to count nonvoters as “no” voters in union elections. It’s undemocratic, and it will make it incredibly difficult for railway and airline workers to form unions.
If these legislators are successful, it will result in widespread worker intimidation and fraud in union elections. It’s critical that we stop these politicians from turning the clock back on progress.
Write to your representative and tell them to protect fair union elections.
This petition is created by Ash Kalra, a member of the San Jose, Ca. City Council.
To be delivered to: Chuck Reed, Mayor, Madison Nguyen, Vice Mayor, and the San Jose City Council.
Recently, three of my fellow San Jose Council Members and the Mayor of San Jose proposed a fiscal and public safety emergency that would strip city workers of their benefits and take away their collective bargaining rights.
But then, there was a huge backlash. As part of that backlash, thousands of San Jose residents—and thousands more across the country—signed a petition I started to Mayor Reed and the San Jose City Council, urging him to resolve our city’s fiscal situation in cooperation with our workers. Because of our efforts, the bill has been postponed to Aug. 2!
Now, I need help to keep my petition growing. If I can get a total of 10,000 signatures by Aug. 2, it will send a really powerful message that attacks on collective bargaining won’t be tolerated in San Jose. Please sign my petition.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—which was created as part of the landmark financial reform law President Obama fought hard to pass—is scheduled to open on July 21. The new agency is designed to protect consumers from abusive lending practices by banks, credit card companies, mortgage companies and others. But Senate Republicans are refusing to confirm anyone to lead it, unless they’re given the right to defund it, which is just the first step in weakening the bureau and ultimately repealing the entire Wall Street reform law.
Want to make sure Wall Street isn’t able to prey on Americans again—and create another Great Recession?
Please write President Obama. Let him know working families strongly support all he did to create a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—and that it’s time to open a strong, independently funded Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a strong leader.
One or both of your senators voted to scrap Medicare’s guaranteed health care funding for seniors—and replace it with underfunded vouchers for private insurance.
One or both of your senators voted to make $4.3 trillion in drastic cuts—hitting everything from education and food aid for children to job training and Medicaid—and to almost totally cancel out those cuts with $4.2 trillion in tax breaks that mostly benefit millionaires and billionaires.
Act now: Hold senators accountable for supporting Rep. Ryan’s Tea Party-inspired budget.
Today’s CEO-backed Republican politicians—from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner—have swung too far toward favoring corporate America at the expense of the rest of us. They are directly attacking poor and middle-class Americans.
House Republicans have passed a scorched-earth budget that raids Medicare, Medicaid, education and more to reward corporate CEOs with massive tax cuts. We need your help to block this radical Republican Robin Hood in reverse plan.
Urge your U.S. senators and President Obama to pass a fair, responsible 2012 budget.
Gov. Kasich and his political allies have already taken away the rights of hundreds of thousands of firefighters, nurses, bus drivers and other public service workers. Now they are continuing their direct assault of working families and the middle class by going after Ohio’s building and construction trades workers.
Legislation in the Ohio State House of Representatives – HB 102 – would end methods of construction management that have created good jobs for local craftsmen, kept our communities and stopped unscrupulous out-of-state contractors from bringing their shoddy work into Ohio. Instead of working to create family-sustaining jobs for Ohioans, Kasich and his cronies want to enrich construction industry CEOs from outside of Ohio who exploit their workers and will take their profits outside of Ohio.
Take action below now by filling in your zip code and sending a letter to your Representative to ask him/her to oppose this harmful, anti-working family bill.
Sign the Petition and Send Your Message to Congressional Republicans
Please add your name to this petition telling congressional Republicans to stop their political budget games that are hurting working families and putting our entire economic recovery at risk.
Anti-worker legislators are stealthily pushing a provision to count nonvoters as “no” voters in union elections. It’s undemocratic, and it will make it incredibly difficult for railway and airline workers to form unions.
If these legislators are successful, it will result in widespread worker intimidation and fraud in union elections. It’s critical that we stop these politicians from turning the clock back on progress.
Write to your representative and tell them to protect fair union elections.
Last year, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that requires the disclosure of CEO-to-worker pay, among other critically important reforms. But now, Republicans in the House have unveiled proposals to repeal many of the law’s protections even before they have gone into effect.
Please write your member of Congress now. Urge him or her not to weaken Wall Street reform in any way.
SUPPORT PMC WORKERS: CALL ON MANAGEMENT TO RESPECT THEIR VOTE AND VOICE
550 service and maintenance workers at Poconos Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, PA have made the difficult decision to engage in a three-day strike starting March 15.
Please add your name to our solidarity petition. We’ll deliver petitions to Poconos Medical Center’s management—and we’ll share numbers with striking workers and the media, so they know where the public stands on this fight.
If you use Facebook, please click the Twitter and Facebook share links to share with your friends before taking action.
NFL (National Football League) owners continue to demand greedy concessions from players, including cutting player health care during a lockout, even though the health impacts from playing can include a lifetime of pain or discomfort—and even brain trauma that leads to depression and suicide.
If there’s a lockout, stadium employees will be jobless. Paychecks will shrink fast for staff in sports bars. Hotel rooms will be empty, leading to lost jobs for service staff. Police officers, who already are being laid off in many struggling communities, will have no games to police. In all, 150,000 workers will feel the impact of NFL greed—not to mention that millions of fans will have no football to watch.
Please sign our statement of solidarity, encouraging NFL players to keep standing up to the NFL's greedy and potentially illegal behavior—including suing them for anti-trust violations in court, if necessary.
Mad About Wisconsin? Tell Your State Lawmakers: Not in My State!
Mad that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s rubber-stamp Republican senators rammed through a bill in the dead of night that strips workers of their collective bargaining rights?
Tell your state lawmakers that attacking workers’ collective bargaining rights is political suicide: it will not be tolerated.
Please sign our statement of support to thank your 14 senators who left the state, rather than allowing Gov. Scott Walker to steal the fundamental rights of Wisconsin employees.
They’ve put everything on the line to support working families, and they need to hear our thanks and know we support them for standing firm for all working people. Please sign our statement of support.
What’s happening in Wisconsin is setting the tone for what’s happening around the nation. When we stand in solidarity together, as one people and one movement, we can beat back assaults on working families.
Please sign our solidarity pledge—we’ll deliver your comments to protesters in Madison as they continue their fight this week.
Please also share a personal message here—we’ll share personal messages in person and on Twitter with protesters.
What’s happening in Wisconsin is setting the tone for what’s happening around the nation. When we stand in solidarity together, as one people and one movement, we can beat back assaults on working families.
Please sign our solidarity pledge—we’ll deliver your comments to protesters in Madison as they continue their fight this week.
Please also share a personal message here—we’ll share personal messages in-person and on Twitter (even if you don’t use Twitter, you can get your message out this way.)
This week the U.S. House is voting on extremist budget proposals that would eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs and essentially shut down critical government services this fiscal year. House Republicans claim it’s deficit control. It’s not. It’s an all-out assault on America’s middle class and naked political payback to CEOs who poured millions into the 2010 elections.
If we don’t stop this budget insanity now, services ordinary Americans rely on every day could cease for months or fail to function at all in this fiscal year. Education—from Head Start to Pell grants—food safety inspections, job safety, job training and investments in jobs, infrastructure and transportation—they’re all on the line.
Please sign our petition opposing this budget insanity—and urge your friends to sign it, too. (We’ll make sure your representative gets a copy.)
This week the U.S. House is voting on extremist budget proposals that would eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs and essentially shut down critical government services this fiscal year. House Republicans claim it’s deficit control. It’s not. It’s an all-out assault on America’s middle class and naked political payback to CEOs who poured millions into the 2010 elections.
If we don’t stop this budget insanity now, services ordinary Americans rely on every day could cease for months or fail to function at all in this fiscal year. Education—from Head Start to Pell grants—food safety inspections, job safety, job training and investments in jobs, infrastructure and transportation—they’re all on the line.
Please sign our petition opposing this budget insanity—and urge your friends to sign it, too. (We’ll make sure your representative gets a copy.)
Michigan cannot afford to lose the benefits MIOSHA brings to the working men and women of this fine state. We need JOBS—not more attacks on the hard-working middle class.
Please, take action now: urge your state senator to VOTE NO on SB 14.
Gov. Scott Walker is considering circumventing the negotiation process to force major benefit concessions on working families who are already stretched to the limit. Enough is enough.
Public employees already are sharing the pain of a tight budget through unpaid furlough days as well as wage and hiring freezes. Full-time state and local employees already are undercompensated by 8.2 percent when compared with similar private-sector workers, according to a new Economic Policy Institute study that looked at both pay and benefits.
Public workers are our friends and neighbors; they take pride in providing vital services to our communities. Gov. Walker should respect them and the sacrifices they’re making already rather than trying to dismantle their right to collective bargaining.
Please send an e-mail to your state legislators in support of public workers. It's most effective if you put the message in your own words.
On Tuesday, House Republicans—under the leadership of House Speaker John Boehner—abruptly refused to schedule a vote to renew help for victims of outsourcing.
The expiring program—called Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)—provides financial help and training for workers who lose their jobs or see their hours or wages reduced due to outsourcing, offshoring or increased imports.
Sign our petition to House Speaker John Boehner. Demand that House Republicans help workers who have been displaced by unfair trade deals like NAFTA. (We’ll also copy your representative).
On Tuesday, House Republicans—under the leadership of House Speaker John Boehner—abruptly refused to schedule a vote to renew help for victims of outsourcing.
The expiring program—called Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)—provides financial help and training for workers who lose their jobs or see their hours or wages reduced due to outsourcing, offshoring or increased imports.
Sign our petition to House Speaker John Boehner. Demand that House Republicans help workers who have been displaced by unfair trade deals like NAFTA. (We’ll also copy your representative).
On Tuesday, House Republicans—under the leadership of House Speaker John Boehner—abruptly refused to schedule a vote to renew help for victims of outsourcing.
The expiring program—called Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)—provides financial help and training for workers who lose their jobs or see their hours or wages reduced due to outsourcing, offshoring or increased imports.
Sign our petition to House Speaker John Boehner. Demand that House Republicans help workers who have been displaced by unfair trade deals like NAFTA. (We’ll also copy your representative).
The Ohio General Assembly has been in session for a little longer than a month. Sadly, some lawmakers are willing to push a partisan agenda, regardless of the cost to working families.
One example of this is Senate Bill 5, a proposal to revise Ohio’s collective bargaining law and take away a voice on the job for hard-working teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public service workers.
Take action below to tell your state senator to oppose this misguided legislation.
1. A lockout would impact an estimated 150,000 jobs and cause more than $140 million in lost revenue in each and every NFL city—some $4.5 billion across America. 2. If there’s a lockout, stadium employees will be jobless. Staff in sports bars, restaurants and hotels, police officers, and various staff who work supporting the game also will be affected. 3. Players risk long-term disabilities and death for their teams and their fans—yet one key reason for the lockout is that the NFL is trying to take away health care benefits from its players. An average football player’s career lasts only three and a half seasons—but the injuries they face on the job aren’t short-lived. It’s a violent sport and the intense physical trauma impacts a player for the rest of his life.
Getting a manicure is a great way to spend Super Bowl Sunday. But—for the good of our communities, all of us need to stand up to a lockout.
If players are locked out next year, 150,000 workers will feel the impact. Stadium employees will be jobless. Staff in sports bars, restaurants and hotels, police officers and others who work supporting the game also will be hurt. In all, $4.5 billion dollars in revenue will disappear from 32 cities around the nation.
Help save the football season and stop economic devastation. Sign our petition to the NFL.
If you have a 1985 Nintendo in your attic, it may be priceless to you—but it’ll only fetch about $50 on eBay. Why not just leave your attic alone?
We need you to take action to help block a lockout that would hurt 150,000 workers. Stadium employees will be jobless. Staff in sports bars, restaurants and hotels, police officers and others who work supporting the game also will be hurt. In all, $4.5 billion dollars in revenue will disappear from 32 cities around the nation.
Help save the football season and stop economic devastation. Sign our petition to the NFL.
Eating chili and chips while watching "The West Wing" reruns...?
Love "The West Wing"? I know I do. But you can watch reruns at any time.
Even if you don’t usually watch the Super Bowl, consider this: If players are locked out next year, 150,000 workers will feel the impact. Stadium employees will be jobless. Staff in sports bars, restaurants and hotels, police officers and others who work supporting the game also will be hurt. In all, $4.5 billion dollars in revenue will disappear from 32 cities around the nation.
Help save the football season and stop economic devastation. Sign our petition to the NFL.
Come on, isn’t February a little late to be writing thank you cards for your holiday gifts? Also, if players are locked out next year, there might be fewer presents all around.
The fact is, a lockout doesn’t just impact football players and fans. In fact, 150,000 workers will feel the impact. Stadium employees will be jobless. Staff in sports bars, restaurants and hotels, police officers and others who work supporting the game also will be hurt. In all, $4.5 billion dollars in revenue will disappear from 32 cities around the nation.
Help save the football season and stop economic devastation. Sign our petition to the NFL.
Football players have a simple message for the NFL: Let Us Play. Watch the ad that CBS won’t let on the air—then, sign our petition.
If players are locked out next year, 150,000 workers will feel the impact. Stadium employees will be jobless. Staff at sports bars, restaurants and hotels, police officers and others who work supporting the game also will be hurt. In all, $4.5 billion dollars in revenue will disappear from 32 cities around the nation.
Help save the football season and stop economic devastation. Sign our petition to let football players play!
This is a critical moment. New Hampshire’s middle-class men and women are under attack by corporate CEOs and out-of-state special interests.
We're asking you to take an extra minute to write an individual electronic letter to your New Hampshire representatives because it will have a more powerful impact on this critical fight than a form letter. It can be brief: even one or two sentences is OK.
This is a critical moment. New Hampshire’s middle-class men and women are under attack by corporate CEOs and out-of-state special interests.
We're asking you to take an extra minute to write an individual electronic letter to your New Hampshire representatives because it will have a more powerful impact on this critical fight than a form letter. It can be brief: even one or two sentences is OK.
Tell Your Minnesota Legislators to Create Jobs Now
Gov. Mark Dayton's a jobs and infrastructure bill will create nearly 30,000 family-supporting jobs in Minnesota. This is a good way to put Minnesotans back to work and get our economy moving again.
But Gov. Dayton and Minnesota’s working families need your help. Republican leaders in the state House and Senate say this isn’t the time to pass a jobs bill like the governor’s.
If this isn’t the time, when is? Minnesota’s working families need jobs—and we need them now. Tell your Minnesota legislators to create jobs now.
We agree with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the importance of infrastructure: roads, bridges, high-speed broadband, energy systems and schools.
If the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO—two organizations that couldn’t be further apart on most issues—can rise above our differences to support critical infrastructure investments that will move America forward, Democrats and Republicans in Congress can do it, too.
Tell your lawmakers it’s time to come together, set aside partisan bickering and support job-creating infrastructure investments.
It’s time to cut through the obstructionism and move our country—and workers—forward.
On Jan. 24, the new Senate will consider its rules for the next two years. Lawmakers can end ”secret holds” and fix the filibuster so critical measures with broad support, like extended unemployment aid and critical nominations to protect workers and consumers, can move forward. But your senators need to hear from you as soon as possible.
Send your senators a message supporting Senate rules reform.
Demand a Future That Lives Up to Our Children’s Expectations
Last week in Tucson, President Obama called upon us to build a future that “lives up to our children’s expectations.” We cannot build such a future as isolated individuals—either morally or economically. Working people know we can build that future, but only if we come together and agree to invest in it.
Yet lawmakers across the country—in Washington and in states from coast to coast—are using the politics of misery and anger to make Draconian budget cuts and attack working people. They’re destroying our public institutions, depriving our children of quality schooling and care, crushing working people’s rights and living standards, and failing to invest in a strong future and a strong middle class. This is unacceptable, and it must stop.
Please add your name to our petition—we’ll deliver it to state lawmakers. Our petition says:
Congressional Republicans—who have darned good, taxpayer-funded health care—plan to vote to repeal health care reform on Wednesday. Many parts of the new law, the Affordable Care Act, already are in effect and helping tens of millions of American families get quality health care. We need to give the Affordable Care Act time to work.
Please write your U.S. representative opposing a repeal of health care reform.
Over the past 20 years, the success of Roquette America’s Keokuk facility has depended in part on generous financial support from the city, county and state. This public support was predicated on Roquette’s promise to create high-quality jobs that would raise the standard of living in the region. The company’s current proposal to cut wages and benefits for future workers, its lockout of 240 workers and its ongoing air and water pollution are serious betrayals of local citizens and taxpayers across the state.
Please sign our petition to the Keokuk City Council, the Lee County Board of Supervisors and the Iowa Department of Economic Development. It says:
UPDATE: Thanks in part to quick action by AFL-CIO activists, this bill passed both the Senate and the House on 12/22. Click here for more details.
As most people fled Ground Zero on 9/11, tens of thousands of first responders and construction workers came in to help. Jet fuel, asbestos, lead, glass fragments and other debris encountered after the terrorist attacks on Ground Zero cost many workers their health. Today, these heroes are suffering from the results of their heroism. They deserve the very best medical care our country can provide—not stonewalling and delays.
Take action now. Senate Republicans need to stop abusing the rules of the Senate to block desperately needed health care services for the 9/11 first responders.
Some extremists recently elected to our state legislature want to shrink government regardless of the cost in jobs and public services. They’re suggesting we scrap the contracts Wisconsin state workers and their unions fought hard to negotiate. These contracts are fair to state workers and fair to the state—and they already contain significant concessions.
We can’t let this happen—it’s a political ploy to drag our other public servants through mud in 2011 and give state workers and their unions a bad name.
Stop the scapegoating: Urge your state legislators to pass these contracts now.
Every second, more than one person loses his or her emergency unemployment benefits. This didn't have to happen, but deficit hypocrites in the U.S. Senate who are fighting for $700 billion in tax cuts for millionaires think maintaining emergency unemployment is “too expensive.” Because of their delays, 2 million job seekers are expected to lose emergency benefits by the end of the year.
Please add your name to our petition to Congress. It says:
Every second, more than one person loses his or her emergency unemployment benefits. This didn't have to happen, but deficit hypocrites in the U.S. Senate who are fighting for $700 billion in tax cuts for millionaires think maintaining emergency unemployment is “too expensive.” Because of their delays, 2 million job seekers are expected to lose emergency benefits by the end of the year.
Please take action: Tell your senators this is totally unacceptable.
The NFL is in contract negotiations with its players and is getting ready to do a player “lockout.” If that happens, players won’t be able to play, fans won’t have a football season and local economies that rely on football will be devastated.
Help save football season and stop economic devastation. Sign our petition to the NFL.
Every second, more than one person loses his or her emergency unemployment benefits. This didn't have to happen, but deficit hypocrites in the U.S. Senate who are fighting for $700 billion in tax cuts for millionaires think maintaining emergency unemployment is “too expensive.” Because of their delays, 2 million job seekers are expected to lose emergency benefits by the end of the year.
Please add your name to our petition to Congress. It says:
For many job-seekers, unemployment is the difference between total hopelessness and access to a car, a place to live and food on the table during the toughest job search of their lives. Congress is only in town for a few days before leaving for Thanksgiving.
Please add your name to our emergency petition. Tell Congress to take urgent action to renew these critical unemployment benefits now.
Thanks to the recently passed Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, shareholders—including workers’ pension funds that are invested in stock—will be given the right to vote on CEO pay packages starting in 2011.
But the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable are pressuring the Securities and Exchange Commission to change how shareholders vote in corporate elections—creating new ways for CEOs to get their excessive pay rubber-stamped by Big Banks and Wall Street brokers.
These proposals would undermine the voting rights of shareholders in corporate elections. Tell the Securities and Exchange Commission to put the interests of shareholders before the interests of corporate executives.
Note: We’ve written a public comment for you in the box below. But if you personalize it with your own words—even a little bit—it will have a much bigger impact. Why is it important that people who own stock—and workers’ pension plans—be able to vote against outrageous CEO pay that goes against the interests of shareholders?
When Senate candidate John Raese’s people at the West Virginia Republican Party went out of state to film a political ad, they told the actors to dress as “hicky, blue-collar” workers—a ridiculous stereotype West Virginians have been fighting for years.
If Raese was a real West Virginian, he’d have apologized for the ad. And he would’ve demanded that the head of the West Virginia Republican Party lose his job. But instead, he just joked, “I’m a hick...I’m a hillbilly,” and said he had “no control” over the ad. Will you sign our petition demanding an apology? Fill out your information below to add your name.
Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) makes its money handling claims and filling prescriptions for health plans and employers, including large federal agencies like the Department of Defense. And the company is successful. ESI brought in more than a half-billion dollars in the first two quarters of this year.
Yet the company is telling the workers it will close up in Bensalem, Pa., and shift the jobs to nonunion plants if the workers don’t cave in to wage cuts, elimination of their pensions and an inadequate health care plan.
E-mail Express Scripts CEO George Paz and tell him not to eliminate those jobs when we need them most.
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Express Scripts made $550 million in profits in the first six months of this year alone. It is outrageous for a company as successful as Express Scripts to use the recession as an excuse to slash the wages and benefits of the employees who have contributed to its success.
Express Scripts CEO George Paz makes $12 million a year.
The company recently has gained several new, large clients, and has a $3 billion contract with the U.S. military. There is no need to lay off any workers in Bensalem, or at any other Express Scripts facility.
The Express Scripts facility in Bensalem employs more than 1,000 people. Closing it would deal a serious blow to these families and our community.
In an industry where product safety is paramount, we need good, dedicated workers to do the job right.
We’ve lost enough good jobs already to outsourcing. With U.S. unemployment near 10 percent, it’s time for our senators to take action.
Before recessing for the elections, the Senate is scheduled to vote TODAY on the Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act (S. 3816) to set a time limit for debate and cut off a filibuster.
The bill has three main components:
To encourage businesses to create jobs in the United States, it provides businesses with relief from the employer share of the Social Security payroll tax on wages paid to new U.S. employees performing services in the United States. To be eligible, businesses must certify that the U.S. employee is replacing an employee who had been performing similar duties overseas.
The bill eliminates subsidies U.S. taxpayers provide to firms that move facilities offshore by prohibiting a firm from taking any deduction, loss or credit for amounts paid in connection with reducing or ending the operation of a trade or business in the United States and starting or expanding a similar trade or business overseas.
It also ends the federal tax subsidy that rewards U.S. firms that move their production overseas. Under current law, U.S. companies can defer paying U.S. tax on income earned by their foreign subsidiaries until that income is brought back to the United States. This is known as “deferral.” Deferral has the effect of putting these firms at a competitive advantage over U.S. firms that hire U.S. workers to make products in the United States.
For more than three years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been operating under short-term reauthorization extensions. It’s time for Congress to pass the full FAA reauthorization legislation to ensure aviation safety and create thousands of much-needed jobs.
Please take one minute now to send a message urging your members of Congress to pass the FAA reauthorization legislation.
President Obama has laid out a vision for building a 21st-century infrastructure to pave the way for long-term economic growth and competitiveness. The FAA reauthorization is part of that vision. Economists agree that investment in infrastructure is one of the most effective ways to jump-start economic growth.
Stalling the comprehensive aviation bill has delayed modernization efforts, neglected safety and infrastructure programs and disregarded workers’ rights. The FAA reauthorization legislation will increase investment in the aviation structure, retain current jobs and create thousands of new ones. It will provide funding for airports and air traffic control modernization efforts, make the FAA’s collective bargaining system fairer and increase inspection of foreign repair stations.
It also will implement important safety initiatives, including basic workplace protections on aircraft and updating standards for safe and effective airport rescue and firefighting and additional safety enhancements to address runway incursions.
It’s time to move forward with this critical legislation.
Piedmont, a subsidiary of US Airways, has hired the notorious union-busting firm LRI to keep its workers from exercising their right to form a union. LRI has a long history of using every trick in the book to prevent workers from organizing.
Workers shouldn't face interference or coercion when deciding whether to form a union. Piedmont and US Airways should cut ties with LRI and allow their workers to decide for themselves whether they want to form a union.
This Labor Day weekend, show your solidarity with Piedmont's workers and send the letter below to US Airways CEO Doug Parker.
Working people need a tough and effective champion in charge of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Urge President Obama to nominate Elizabeth Warren.
More than 1 million teachers, nurses, firefighters and other state and local employees are facing layoffs and furloughs this fall. Senate Republicans repeatedly have blocked critical aid for cash-strapped states that will protect and save these jobs. Take action now to help save these jobs.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will call the House back from its August recess to vote on critical aid to prevent layoffs of hundreds of thousands of police, firefighters, teachers and others in cash-strapped states and communities.
Act now. Urge your representative to vote for Medicaid (FMAP) and teacher funding to save these jobs.
Big Wall Street banks wrecked the American economy and killed American jobs--then took $700 billion in taxpayer bailouts, choked off credit, handed out massive executive bonuses and hired an army of lobbyists to fight financial reform.
We are 11 million jobs in the hole--and it's time for Wall Street to help pay to create them.
It’s staggering. More than 17 percent of construction trades workers are looking for jobs.
You may have heard that a reporter who was traveling with President Obama saw the Wisconsin state flag – and 
They can take away the tarps and the tents. But they can’t slow down the Occupy Wall Street movement. 
