The proposed new rule is a great start in leveling the playing field for
workers who want to vote to form a union. It would clean up the elections
in some commonsense ways—cutting back on delaying tactics, closing loopholes,
reducing unnecessary and costly litigation and standardizing procedures
throughout the country.

Unfortunately, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and anti-worker front groups are
urging employers to send in tons of opposition messages.

Greedy CEOs have fought for years to chip away at workers’ fundamental rights.
They hire armies of lawyers and consultants to stretch loopholes to the limit
and deny fairness to workers.

But we still can win. We might not have as much money as corporate
America. But we have real people power. It’s up to us to make sure the voices
of working families are heard in this debate.

In Solidarity,

Manny Herrmann

Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIO

P.S. The CEOs and the politicians they put in office are used to getting their
way. So now that some modest steps in the right direction are on the table,
greedy CEOs have started attacking the National Labor Relations Board in
Congress. The NLRB is an independent agency created to protect workers’
rights—and we need to protect its independence.

Please take action today by submitting your cmoment to the NLRB now.
Then, stay tuned—we’ll need your help again.