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Tell Us Your Organizing Story
 We want to hear your organizing stories. 

There is currently legislation in Washington D.C. known as the Employee Free Choice Act which would allow employers to recognize a union when the majority of workers sign authorization cards, designating the union as their bargaining agent. The right to form a union, however, has been eroded over the last several years, resulting in increasing employer harassment, discrimination, and sometimes termination for workers taking initial steps toward forming a union. Twenty-five per cent of private-sector employers illegally fire at least one worker for union activity during organizing campaigns. Even where workers successfully form unions, employers often refuse to bargain fairly with the workers. Moreover, 92% of employers illegally force employees to attend mandatory, closed-door meetings against the union. The Employee Free Choice Act will protect workers from these abuses, provide for first contract mediation and arbitration, and establish meaningful penalties when employers violate workers rights. Find more information here.

If you have a story to share regarding your organizing efforts, please click here and share it with us. Your story could make it easier for another to form a union in the workplace.

 

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RICK'S BLOG

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PA AFL-CIO PODCASTS

Now you can listen to podcasts on issues of importance to Pennsylvania workers and their families. Download a podcast burn it to a CD and share it with your co-workers, friends, maybe even with your boss. Wondering what a podcast is?PA AFL-CIO podcasts are now available through the iTunes Music Store. Search the podcast area of the Music Store for "Pennsylvania AFL-CIO".

PA AFL-CIO VIDEO

PA AFL-CIO video is now available through the iTunes Music Store as a "vodcast." Search the podcast area of of the Music Store for "Pennsylvania AFL-CIO".