It's no coincidence that as union membership has declined, the gap between rich and poor has widened.  Workers in unions earn 28% higher wages, and are 62 percent more likely to have employer-covered health coverage, and they are 386% more likely to have guaranteed pensions.  Allowing more workers to freely join unions and bargain with their employers will help rebuild the middle class by expanding health care, improving retirement security, and raising the standard of living for all working families.

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In search of record profits, corporations and their high-paid CEOs often trample on the human rights of workers.  While business executives demand high-dollar contracts to protect their pay and benefits, corporations routinely block employees' efforts to gain the same opportunity with a union.  In fact, employers illegally fire workers in 25% of private-sector organizing campaigns; 78% require supervisors to deliver anti-union messages to the workers whose jobs and pay they control; and even after workers successfully form a union, they can't get a contract one third of the time.  Workers deserve a fair chance to join a union.

Passing the Employee Free Choice Act is the chance of our lifetime to change the rules of the game.  The Employee Free Choice Act will make it easier for women and men to form or join a union when they choose to in their workplace. This legislation would give workers a fair and direct path to form unions through majority sign-up, help employees secure a contract with their employer in a reasonable period of time, and toughen penalties against employers who violate their workers' rights.  With a free choice to join unions, working people can bargain for better pay, health care and pensions and build a better life for themselves and their families.

There is no better time than now to hold decision makers accountable for staying true to the First Amendment which guarantees freedom of speech and association.