Stand Up for Freedom to Form Unions [View All]

[LincolnMcGrath]

In spite of the language of the National Labor Relations Act passed in 1935, in spite of the provisions of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, in spite of the conventions of the International Labor Organization, American workers have lost the right to organize.

Three years ago, Human Rights Watch issued a report documenting the fact that the United States is in violation of international law and internationally accepted human rights standards for failing to protect the rights of American workers to freely form unions. According to the NLRB, an average of 20,000 American workers a year are victimized by their employers for organizing and union activiy.

• In 90% of unionization efforts, the employer hires a consultant to frustrate the will of the workers;

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