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Union leaders know that they can and do make a
difference in their workplace. We know that:
 | Union members earn 26 percent more than their nonunion
counterparts.
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| More than 75 percent of union workers have health benefits. Less
than half of nonunion workers have health coverage.
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| Nearly 70 percent of union workers have a pension. Only 14 percent
of nonunion workers have one.
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| The 10 states where unions are strongest have higher earnings, better
health coverage, less crime, more civic participation, less poverty and better
schools than the 10 states where union membership is lowest. |
That is why more and more of America’s workers want union jobs or want a
union where they work. More than 42 million nonunion workers say they want to
join a union. However, employers often harass and intimidate workers when
they join together to form their union. That is wrong, often illegal and most
definitely a violation of the human rights of those workers. Independent
research shows that,
| 25 percent of employers illegally fire at least one worker for
union activity during organizing campaigns.
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| 75 percent of employers hire union-busters to fight union
organizing.
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| 78 percent of employers force employees to attend one-on-one meetings
with their own supervisors against the union.
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| 52 percent of employers threaten to call the Immigration and
Naturalization Service during organizing that includes undocumented
workers.
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| 51 percent of companies threaten to close the plant if the union
wins the election, however, less than 1 percent ever actually do that. |
These facts are outrageous and represent a growing human rights crisis.
Over the next seven days, we’re going to send you three e-mails with
information and opportunities to make your voice heard for workers’ rights at
this special time of year. Look for more, including:
| An action alert asking you to take action to help workers involved
in one of the country’s toughest fights by workers to form a union,
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| A tour guide of special features, resources and fun things to do on the
AFL-CIO website,
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| Finally, on Labor Day we’ll launch the next phase of our campaign to
block the Bush administration’s overtime pay cuts. |
No other week of the year would we send you this much e-mail. But this one
week is special because it ends on Labor Day—OUR day.
You can check out special Labor Day features on the AFL-CIO website right now.
Just visit:
http://www.aflcio.org/
Thanks for all you do.
SPECIAL FOR UNION MEMBERS: Union Plus is launching a new sweepstakes to
win a brand-new, union-made car. Visit:
http://www.winunioncar.com/ to learn more.
UNION DIFFERENCE: Learn more about the union advantage in pay and
benefits.
http://www.aflcio.org/aboutunions/laborday/workers.cfm
EMPLOYER WAR ON WORKERS: Get the facts on how employers harass and
intimidate workers forming their union.
http://www.aflcio.org/aboutunions/laborday/employer_war.cfm
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