Okay, folks, I guess this is where the Leftie in me comes out, and with damn good reason. This is one of the main things that took me out of the Bush camp, his total disregard for Working Families! So although I try to post only original material, I'm posting this because it is important to me and milllions of other working Americans. If you support it, please follow the links and make your voice heard!
Thank you,
deuddersundeunionwun
IATSE
Local #52, NY City.
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Dear Working Families e-Activist:
Last week we reported to you that the Bush overtime pay take-away is likely to be finalized by President Bush and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao before the end of March. An announcement could come as soon as this Friday.
Now, President Bush's top political allies are attacking efforts to protect overtime pay. They're pressuring television stations not to run TV ads paid for by the MoveOn.org Voter Fund that are critical of Bush's overtime pay take-away. They don't want you to hear what's about to happen to the paychecks of millions of America's workers.
It's more important than ever that you reach out to your friends, family and co-workers to let them know about the Bush overtime pay take-away. Please ask them to sign the Petition to Save Overtime Pay at the link below.
Save Overtime Pay
Overtime pay is critical to the well-being of millions of working families--and the Bush administration's paycheck heist must be exposed. You have done a great job of keeping this issue alive. Senators and representatives in Congress have voted right on this issue under pressure from you. Now, the goal is to get the word out to people who haven't signed the petition or haven't heard about what is going on. That is how we'll win.
Please send an e-mail to your friends, family and co-workers. Ask them to sign the Petition to Save Overtime Pay at the link below.
http://www.saveovertimepay.org/
We also suggest you send a short note to other e-mail lists you are on. For example, there may be an e-mail list in your community that allows you to post messages. Think about e-mail lists you are on through a sports team, a hobby club—any way you have access to groups of people who need the opportunity to protect workers' paychecks. These lists are opportunities for you to spread the word. Please forward a note with a link to the petition website.
http://www.saveovertimepay.org/
You can also download a printable petition form to circulate in your workplace, neighborhood or community. Please get as many signatures as you can.
Save Overtime Petition
The petition has been a huge success. Since last week's update, more than 50,000 new people have signed the Petition to Save Overtime Pay. That only happened because of the outreach you did to protect good jobs and good paychecks. Let's keep it going!
Thanks for all you do. Look for another update soon.
In Solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO
March 9, 2004
P.S. Here is a news story about the Republican National Committee's attack on MoveOn's overtime pay TV ads.
Read the article
You can check out the full MoveOn Voter Fund TV ad at the link below (RealPlayer required).
View the ad
