Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights TheNation - John Nichols - August 31, 2014 - Congressmen Keith Ellison and John Lewis have proposed legislation to protect union organizing as a civil right. “As go unions, so go middle-class jobs,” says Ellison, the Minnesota Democrat who serves as a Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair. “That’s why I’m proud to introduce the Employee Empowerment Act with civil rights icon John Lewis. “This ground-breaking legislation will give workers the same legal options for union organizing discrimination as for other forms of discrimination — stopping anti-union forces in their tracks.” Amending the National Labor Relations Act to allow workers who face discrimination for engaging in union organizing to sue for justice in the civil courts — and to collect compensatory and punitive damages — is a sound and necessary initiative. yourbreadandbutter/news/388-reconnecting-with-the-very-american-ideal-that-labor-rights-are-human-rights
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:00:00 +0000
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