Sign Petition to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize

From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/):

For decades, our right to collectively negotiate a fair return on our work has been under attack. Whether it is so-called “right-to-work” laws, or legal attempts to undermine collective bargaining rights―corporate lobbyists seek to lower our wages and weaken unions.

Later this month, on Monday, February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in Janus vs. AFSCME―a case that could profoundly affect the ability of public-sector workers to improve their wages and working conditions.

Stand with EPI and our partners in telling the U.S. Supreme Court to protect working peoples’ right to organize. Sign the petition today at https://petitions.signforgood.com/aflcio-workingrights/!

The outcome of this case will directly impact 17 million public-sector workers across the country, disproportionately impacting black women―who make up 17.7 percent of public-sector workers.

Black women have traditionally faced a double pay gap―a gender pay gap and a racial wage gap. EPI research has shown that black women are paid only 65 cents of the dollar that their white male counterparts are paid. However, unions help reduce these pay gaps.

Janus vs. AFSCME poses a threat not just to public sector workers, but to all working people because we all benefit from strong unions. Labor unions bring about a better standard of living for union and non-union members alike.

Sign the petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect our right to collectively bargain for a fair return on our work.

Together, we’re fighting for workers’ rights to earn a fair wage and to join together and organize.