Unions & The Right to Organize

About Unions

Unions 101 - What's a union and what does it mean to me? - AFL-CIO
The Union Movement's Proud Past - AFL-CIO

Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would make it easier for all workers to join unions by giving them the option to choose how to form a union, either by ballot or by getting a majority of employees to sign a union-authorization card.

EFCA Resources

Civilrights.org Features

New Labor Regulations May Prevent Workers from Organizing - 10/23/06
Unions Urge Shoppers: Anywhere but Wal-Mart - 08/16/05
NLRB Says No to Graduate Student Unions - 08/05/04
Comcast's Labor Practices Criticized - 08/05/04
New Campaign Asserts 'Workers Rights are Human Rights' - 12/09/03
Organizations Vow to Support Workers on Strike - 11/03/03
UFCW Union Members Defend Hard Work and Health Coverage - 10/22/03

Reports

The Union Wage Advantage for Low-Wage Workers - Center for Economic and Policy Research - May 2008
Getting Organized: Unionizing Home-Based Child Care Providers (pdf) - National Women's Law Center - March 2007
Workers' Rights under Threat but Some Companies Balance Profit and Good Labor Practices - 05/30/06
Undermining the Right to Organize: Employer Behavior During Union Representation Campaigns - American Rights at Work - 12/01/05

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Unions & The Right to Organize

About Unions

Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

Civilrights.org Features

Reports