Why Religious Leaders Support the Employee Free Choice Act
Our sacred writings teach us to protect the dignity of workers, establish justice in the workplace and challenge economic institutions that create suffering, perpetuate poverty or deny equal opportunity for all. The Employee Free Choice Act, legislation that protects workers organizing for sustainable wages, humane working conditions and fair treatment. This legislation will:
- Impose stiffer penalties for companies that break existing laws against harassing, threatening, and firing workers;
- Guarantee a timely and fair process for negotiations.
- Shift the decision on how to form a union, from companies to workers;
California Religious Leaders Who Support the Employee Free Choice Act
What You Can Do!
Write to Senator Feinstein on-line or send a letter.
Schedule a presentation and letter-writing at your congregation. Find out about upcoming public events.
Congregational Resources
This toolkit includes an overview of the Employee Free Choice Act, frequently asked questions, Christian, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim resources, employer benefits, worker testimonies, endorsement form and what you can do.
Resource breakdown:
Christian, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish
Informational flyers and bulletin inserts
Questions & Answers
Overview of the law, current workplace violations, exemptions, impact on small businesses, etc. (Interfaith Worker Justice pdf)
Problem-Solution
How Employee Free Choice Act addresses a flawed labor system. (American Rights At Work pdf)
Worker Testimonies
Transcripts of workers sharing their experience of organizing a union and why they support the Employee Free Choice Act.
Employer Benefits
Overview of benefits employers gain when workers unionize.
Responsible Employers & Business School Scholars
List of employers doing their part to iimprove the standard of living and working conditions for their most important asset—their workers. (American Rights To Work pdf)
What Faith Groups Say About the Right to Organize
A sample of religious disciplines and policies confirming the right of workers to form a union.
What You Can Do!
Sample letters to legislators, endorsement form to add your name to the list of religious support for the Employee Free Choice Act. |
