Interview Alert: Labor Group Endorses CO Right to Work
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
23 APRIL 2008
CONTACT: John Kartch
202-785-0266
Labor Group Endorses CO Right to Work
Forced Unionization and Compulsory Dues Paying Must be Stopped
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Alliance for Worker Freedom (AWF), a Washington, D.C. based group that advocates for the protection of worker rights, endorsed the Colorado right to work ballot measure. Along side local efforts of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry as well as state based think tank the Independence Institute, AWF is dedicated to combating anti-worker legislation and the promotion of a free and open labor market.
The passage of right to work will, according to policy director Brian Johnson, “Finally give the workers a choice to say ‘no’ to forced unionism.” Right to work laws guarantee two very important freedoms says Johnson. “This law is essential to protecting freedom of association, as well as the common-law principle of private property ownership.”
Such initiatives ensure that no Coloradoan be forced to join or support a union as a condition of employment. All workers in Colorado would have the freedom to join a union and the also the freedom not to join or be required to pay fees to a union in order to get or keep a job. These freedoms have thus far been nonexistent in Colorado.
“Most workers know that they don’t need a union to own their own home, own their own health care, own their own retirement, or own their own small business,” said Johnson. “Unions no longer always represent the best interests of their workers; they represent the best interest of union bosses, who are too often aligned with the pro-regulation, high-tax left wing.”
Currently, private sector union membership is at an all time historic low hovering around seven percent. This, according to groups like the Alliance for Worker Freedom, is further evidence that the vast American workforce is rejecting union membership if given the choice.
Colorado Press & Talk Radio Alert:
To schedule an interview with Brian Johnson, call 202-785-0266 or email jkartch@atr.org
