Friends -

Today in America, it will not surprise you to hear that the deck is stacked against working people trying to form a union.

And as union popularity in this country climbs and more and more people try to form a union to improve their standard of living, they are facing fierce and illegal union-busting from major employees like Starbucks, Amazon, McDonald's, and many others.

What these workers want is not radical. They organize for fair wages and benefits, and instead what they often get is abuse, retaliation, intimidation and discrimination for their efforts.

When workers try to organize, companies often turn to consultants and lawyers who are experts in tactics to delay organizing efforts, contract negotiations and in turning workers against unions and each other.

When workers try to organize, they are often subjected to an onslaught of anti-union propaganda, forced one-on-one meetings with the company's union busting-consultants, and can have their communications monitored by management.

When workers try to organize, they are often threatened, coerced, or even fired for their efforts, despite the fact that it is highly illegal under the National Labor Relations Act.

Facing all of this, the determination of workers who fight back against corporate greed and organize unions to receive better wages, benefits and working conditions should be an inspiration to us all — an example of what is possible when people stand together in solidarity and take on some of the largest and most powerful companies in the world.

One such group I want to tell you about today — and ask you for your help — is the workers at an immigration law firm being organized by the United Electrical Workers (UE).

These workers are fighting for better pay, health care, job security and an improved work-life balance. 70% of the workers there signed cards indicating they wanted the union.

Instead, their employer, the Hudson Institute for Process Research, pulled out every anti-union trick in the book.

The Hudson Institute threatened workers who are organizing; they've fired workers who are organizing; they've sued workers who are organizing — and more.

The United Electrical Workers is one of the most progressive and effective unions in the country. Since January alone, they have successfully organized more than 14,000 graduate workers into unions.

But today, they need our help. The workers at the Hudson Institute for Process Research need our help. So I am asking:

Can you contribute $2.70 to the United Electrical Workers and our campaign to help UE support the workers who have been fired for organizing for better wages and benefits on the job?

Can you contribute $2.70 to the United Electrical Workers and our campaign to help UE fight back against the illegal union-busting tactics of the Hudson Institute for Process Research?

Can you contribute $2.70 to the United Electrical Workers and our campaign to help us continue to show solidarity and support workers organizing for themselves, for their families, and for all of us across the country?

Please use this link to split a $2.70 contribution between our campaign and the United Electrical Workers today. We will send half of every dollar raised directly to UE. We can help change the lives of these workers forever while sending a message that we will fight back against union-busting.

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