A National Right to Work bill has been introduced in the House. This legislation, H.R. 785, will have real consequences for working men and women across the country. Right to Work laws drive down wages and decrease workplace safety. In states that have enacted Right to Work laws, the impact is clear:
Average Annual wages are nearly $5,000 lower.
Workplace death rates are 52% higher.
The uninsured population is 20% higher.
For more information on this latest attack on organized labor please follow the link below:
Right to work legislation
Additionally, at this site you can look up your elected representatives by your zip code and send them an email message to oppose right to work legislation. While these mass emails are effective in alerting your representatives to your oppostion to this legislation the best way to contact your representatives is with a personal letter. To download, view, and print a sample letter to your representative follow the link below:
Right to Work Letter
To help with addressing your letter follow the links below to websites listing Representatives and Senators of Congress By inserting your zip code you will be directed to your officials and their mailing addresses.
The U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate: Members of the 115th Congress
Make your voice be heard; call and write your elected officials and urge them to stop this latest attack in the war on workers. All this legislation is is the "Right To Work....For less"