I may need some big union bodyguards here in Neocon heaven...we'll see.
http://www.thedailylight.com/articles/2010/02/03/opinion/doc4b69baad00ed9295038898.txtTo the Editor,
President Obama’s State of the Union speech covered many of America's issues. It was open and straightforward, reflecting concerns voiced by the majority of Americans. The most important area to middle-class America is jobs and shrinking incomes. The President laid out many ways we can encourage job and wage growth. I want to focus on one segment of America-the young adults age 21-31, and how the declining job market has affected them, as well as legislation which may benefit them.
Only 31 percent say they make enough money to cover their bills and put some money aside while 24 percent make less than they need just to pay their monthly bills. Consequently, seven in 10 do not have enough saved to cover two months of living expenses. They are also just as likely to live with parents as to live on their own. Nearly two in five young workers have had to delay further education due to financial worries. One in five say they are over-qualified for their current jobs and 22 percent are working outside their chosen field. Workers younger than 35 are significantly less likely to be covered by health insurance or have retirement plans at their jobs, and are more likely to be unemployed.
One of the ways to help these young Americans is the passage of The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.1409,S.560). This act, supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would enable working people to bargain for better benefits, wages and working conditions by restoring workers’ freedom to choose for themselves whether to join a union. It would: remove current obstacles to employees who want collective bargaining, guarantee that workers who can choose collective bargaining are able to achieve a contract and allow employees to form unions by signing cards authorizing union representation. This law is about restoring to working people the freedom to improve their lives through collective bargaining. More than half of people who don’t have a union say they would join one tomorrow if given the chance.
Higher wages and job security benefit the community in many ways — increased sales tax and real estate sales being two of them. Get the facts on the ECFA, and contact your representatives if you support this legislation.
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