Workers who have lost their jobs because they tried to organize a union are testifying in Washington, as a major Congressional committee holds the first hearing on workers' rights issues in 14 years.
The AFL-CIO is a key participant in the testimony presented Thursday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The committee, chaired by Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., is shining a spotlight on the thousands of labor law violations taking place every year as employers harass, intimidate and fire workers who try to organize.
Workers scheduled to testify included a Louisiana boat captain fired for his union activities, an immigrant hotel worker from Las Vegas and a former meatpacking plant supervisor who was told to fire workers because they wanted to organize. Also testifying are AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and Ken Roth, director of Human Rights Watch, which recently released a report revealing that U.S. workers are routinely denied the internationally recognized freedom of association.
The hearing takes place during the AFL-CIO's "Voice at Work Month," which highlights why workers want to join unions and what happens when they try to form them.
For more information
Visit the AFL-CIO website: http://www.aflcio.org/voiceatwork/month_hearing.htm
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Workers who have lost their jobs because they tried to organize a union are testifying in Washington, as a major Congressional committee holds the first hearing on workers’ rights issues in 14 years.
The AFL-CIO is a key participant in the testimony presented Thursday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The committee, chaired by Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., is shining a spotlight on the thousands of labor law violations taking place every year as employers harass, intimidate and fire workers who try to organize.
Workers scheduled to testify included a Louisiana boat captain fired for his union activities, an immigrant hotel worker from Las Vegas and a former meatpacking plant supervisor who was told to fire workers because they wanted to organize. Also testifying are AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and Ken Roth, director of Human Rights Watch, which recently released a report revealing that U.S. workers are routinely denied the internationally recognized freedom of association.
The hearing takes place during the AFL-CIO’s “Voice at Work Month,” which highlights why workers want to join unions and what happens when they try to form them.
For more information
Visit the AFL-CIO website: http://www.aflcio.org/voiceatwork/month_hearing.htm