| Friend, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy broke labor rules when he went on a 2022 media anti-union media tour.(1) And that ruling won't likely make a bit of difference. The NLRB is in charge of stopping union busting, but unfortunately, its ability to actually enforce these rules is minimal. That's why employer intimidation is found in 40% of attempts to unionize in this country.(2) The PRO Act can make a huge difference in how workers unionize! The PRO Act will empower workers to unionize and negotiate for better pay, benefits, and working conditions while holding corporations accountable for violating workers' rights. By passing the PRO Act, Congress can give power back to working people. Will you sign our petition calling on Congress to pass the PRO Act today?
This past year saw some of the strongest efforts to unionize in a generation. Whether it be baristas, graduate students, auto workers, or hospitality employees, workers are demanding better wages and working conditions. That's the good news. The bad news is that only 10% of unionizing efforts will succeed when the employer resists.(3) In fact, union busting is a $340 million industry, including hiring "benefit consultants" to lie to employees about what unionizing will accomplish, printing anti-union materials, installing surveillance equipment to intimidate employees, and more.(4) This is why the PRO Act is so crucial to efforts to unionize -- it would give the NRLB the actual teeth it needs to enforce labor rules and stop union busting. Right now, only 10% of workers are unionized. We can change that number, starting with asking Congress to pass the PRO Act. Yours in the fight for workers' rights! –Irene, Annie, Angela, Isidra, Mario, Marvin, Alyssa, Jen, and Lindsay (the Courage team)
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