{"id":63,"date":"2017-02-09T00:21:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T00:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/?p=63"},"modified":"2017-02-09T00:22:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T00:22:06","slug":"call-now-to-stop-right-to-work-for-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/2017\/02\/09\/call-now-to-stop-right-to-work-for-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Call Now to Stop \u201cRight to Work\u201d (For Less)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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National \u201cRight to Work\u201d legislation was introduced by Republican Congressmen Steve King and Joe Wilson on Wednesday. This anti-worker policy would be devastating to wages, benefits, and the ability of workers to have a voice on the job. Despite misleading rhetoric, \u201cRight to Work\u201d does not enhance the rights of workers; it is designed solely for the purpose of dismantling unions.<\/p>\n

This is a bill that threatens the foundation of the labor movement in all 50 states, and must be stopped. We need all hands on deck to defeat this bill.\u00a0What you can do right now is call your members of Congress and tell them to oppose \u201cRight to Work\u201d.\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0for a directory of New Jersey\u2019s Congressional Delegation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Numbers don\u2019t lie, and the fact remains that \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws are simply wrong for working people. On average, workers in states with \u201cRight to Work\u201d laws earn less, are less likely to have employer provided health benefits, and see a higher rate of workplace mortality.<\/p>\n

For working people, many of whom are struggling to pay their bills and make ends meet, the introduction of such an ill-advised bill is not only an insult, but also a malicious attack on their livelihoods and ability to support their families. The fallout from this policy would be far-reaching. Not only would workers see their wages drop and standard of living undermined, but our economy and businesses, which rely on a vibrant middle class would be adversely impacted.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO urges its affiliates, community partners, businesses, and elected officials to vigorously oppose this destructive, anti-worker bill.\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0and make a call to your members of Congress urging them to oppose \u201cRight to Work\u201d and instead pass laws that support the right of working families to make a living.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Reposted from NJ AFL-CIO<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National \u201cRight to Work\u201d legislation was introduced by Republican Congressmen Steve King and Joe Wilson on Wednesday. This anti-worker policy would be devastating to wages, benefits, and the ability of workers to have a voice on the job. Despite misleading rhetoric, \u201cRight to Work\u201d does not enhance the rights of workers; it is designed solely … Continue reading “Call Now to Stop \u201cRight to Work\u201d (For Less)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legislative-political-action"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64,"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bergenclc.org\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}