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Our economy is in shambles, poverty is on the rise and our labor system is broken. Workers throughout the food system and other industries are routinely paid poverty wages, without healthcare or other benefits, and are disempowered by unfair labor laws. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would provide a level playing field for workers and strengthens penalties against companies that illegally coerce or intimidate employees in an effort to prevent them from forming a union

What does the Employee Free Choice Act do? It does three things to level the playing field for employees and employers:

1. Strengthens penalties against companies that illegally coerce or intimidate employees in an effort to prevent them from forming a union;
2. Brings in a neutral third party to settle a contract when a company and a newly certified union cannot agree on a contract after three months;
3. Lets employees decide how to express their choice to organize, either by balloting or by majority sign-up, meaning that if a majority of the employees sign union-authorization cards, validated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a company must recognize the union.

The Organic Consumers Association is organizing and advocating for a “sustainable supply chain,” which includes greening our job force and advancing workers rights. The Employee Free Choice Act is an important first step to strengthen our economy and social justice.

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November 21, 2009

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Dear Congressperson,

I am writing to voice my support for the Employee Free Choice Act which has just been reintroduced in Congress.  If you haven?t become a co-sponsor, I urge you to do so.  And if you're already a co-sponsor, I hope you'll do everything you can to encourage your colleagues to get on board.

The economic tailspin has put the middle class, our country's backbone, in peril. Rising health care costs, home foreclosures, stagnant wages, and shrinking retirement plans are all taking a huge toll.

To revive the economy and rebuild the middle class in the long term, we need to empower workers to negotiate for better wages and benefits.

The Employee Free Choice Act will do just that - allowing workers to form a union when a majority of them want one.  It will also stiffen penalties on employers who harass, intimidate, and fire workers for their support of a union.

The Employee Free Choice Act is a critical piece of our economic recovery.  I'm confident you'll continue to represent the best interests of workers in your district by supporting it.

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