Hard Working Men and Women Dealt Both Victory and Defeat
WASHINGTON, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- At Saturday's meeting of the
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) the Teamsters won
significant victories by passing a resolution in support of increasing the
minimum wage and coming just two votes short of passing a resolution on the
Employee Free Choice Act.
Despite Friday's strong 9-1 vote of the Labor Committee the big
business lobby mounted a heavy last-minute effort. The Teamsters Union held
strong to fight for what is right for working men and women in our country.
"Today workers in our country were dealt both victory and defeat," said
Missouri State Representative Tim Meadows, a 30-year Teamster who was first
elected to office in 2004. "While we were able pass the minimum wage
resolution, it is clear by Big Business's efforts against EFCA that they
want to keep workers' very basic rights from being protected in the
workplace."
The freedom to form unions has been shown to benefit society as a whole
in the form of reduced inequality, higher wages and increased purchasing
power for union and non-union members alike, reduced gender gap, greater
access to healthcare and pensions, lower poverty rates, and higher voter
participation. The Teamsters stand committed to workers' access to their
very basic rights and will continue to fight to make sure these rights are
preserved, promoted, and protected.
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