Piece Description

The Employee Free Choice Act is a controversial labor bill being discussed right now in Congress. If it passes it would protect workers’ rights by making it illegal for employers to fire workers whom they suspect support or are organizing  a workplace union.  The bill has been a hot topic of debate between union advocacy groups and private sector big businesses since it was first introduced on Capitol Hill.  In the last two weeks  student organizations, civil rights groups, religious leaders and even small business have joined together to hold rallies, educate the public and petition senators to ask for support. In this segment we talk to Helene O’Brien of the Service Employee International Union Local 21 in Louisiana and Carol Rosenblatt of the Coalition for Labor Union Women as they explain why they have taken up the fight to pass The Employee Free Choice Act.