ABC is offering resources to its members to help fight the Employee Free Choice Act, or “card check” legislation, a bill that has become a priority for organized labor and many Democrats in Congress. Card check would strip away the right of 140 million U.S. workers to a federally supervised private-ballot election when deciding whether or not to join a union. A copy of the toolkit has been sent to all ABC chapters and members in the form of a DVD and should be arriving soon, if it has not already.
The toolkit contains information and documents concerning best practices for talking to supervisors and employees about the Employee Free Choice Act. In addition, the toolkit contains tips for dealing with organizing campaigns as well as paycheck stuffers and informational handouts in both English and Spanish.
ABC members will also have access to advocacy materials to make their opinions on card check heard in the media and on Capitol Hill. These materials include sample letters to the editor and opinion editorials; a call script for reaching out to your representatives in the House and Senate; talking points; and one-page educational handouts. These materials can also be found on the
ABC website.
In addition, the toolkit contains the new “Forced Choice” video, which also is available on the
ABC website and on
YouTube. ABC members are encouraged to show the video to their employees and also to forward it on to others.
For more information, contact Liz Icenogle at ABC,
icenogle@abc.org.