While the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and some of its corporate members have launched a vicious anti-union campaign to stop workers from making the free choice to join a union, other employers work together with their union employees to create profitable, successful enterprises.
In observance of Labor Day, the American Rights at Work Education Fund released its fourth annual Labor Day List: Partnerships that Work. By fairly compensating employees and sharing decision making responsibility with them through unions, the employers on the list prove that embracing such a forward-thinking business model is a smart, ethical and successful strategy. Click here to see the Labor Day List.
The best opportunity America's working people have to get ahead economically is by uniting to bargain with their employers for better wages and benefits. Some 60 million U.S. workers would join a union if they could—but can't because current labor laws are broken. That's why we're urging passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.
We're the 2.1 million union members who are veterans of military service. We respect John McCain's service—and urge him to respect ours. But McCain has opposed increased funding for veterans health care and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Find out about McCain's record on veterans issues here.
