We celebrated a major victory on March 1, 2007 when the House of Representatives stood with us to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The vote was a solid win at 241-185. The Senate is expected to vote on the fate of the EFCA early next week, likely on Monday.
The legislation is now being debated in the Senate, where opponents are working overtime to stop the bill. Monday's vote will be on "cloture," which would end debate and allow for a true vote on the actual EFCA bill. If the cloture vote fails, it essentially kills the bill. Making things even more complicated, we need 60 members of the Senate to vote yes on cloture on Monday!
Every Senator supporting the Employee Free Choice Act must be there to vote. The level of support for the bill in the Senate is not as strong as the House. We need all supporters to be present and VOTE!
Make a last minute toll-free call to your Senators today.
Tell them to make sure to VOTE YES on the Employee Free Choice Act!
Dial: 1-866-340-9279
http://www.fightbackamerica.net - United Steelworkers AFL-CIO.CLC
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