From: Working Families e-Activist Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, June 23, 2003 6:36 PM Subject: Take Action: 7 Days until Bush overtime cuts are final
June 23, 2003 There are just 7 days left to act! Overtime pay cuts being pushed by the Bush administration are slated to go into effect for millions of workers as soon as September of this year. These changes would erode the 40-hour workweek and mean that if you receive overtime pay now, you might not in the future. >From now until June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor is accepting public comments on the proposal to cut overtime pay, reduce overtime protections and cut the take-home pay of millions of America's workers. You can easily submit your letter of opposition right now by clicking on the link below. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ot4dol/i5kxbx24jmjw Act today before it is too late. New analysis shows millions could lose overtime pay, possibly including firefighters, police officers, nurses, retail clerks, certain medical technicians, military reservists, tech workers and many, many more. Under the Bush plan, you still may be forced to work overtime hours--but you might not be paid for the extra hours. Please, just take one minute to send your letter of opposition. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ot4dol/i5kxbx24jmjw Overtime pay makes up about one-fourth of the average weekly earnings of workers who receive it. That is an average pay cut of $161 a week and can add up to thousands of dollars a year. Can you imagine the government cutting the pay of a firefighter by thousands of dollars per year? How much would you lose? These overtime pay cuts are like a giant new tax on working families by a president who, at the same time, works hard to give tax breaks to millionaires. With a failing economy, millions out of work and staggering health care and prescription drug costs, this is a burden America's workers should NOT have to bear. The overtime rules protect workers from bosses who would impose unbearably long hours if they didn't have to pay extra for overtime work. Many workers would have less predictable work schedules because of the increased demand for overtime work. We all need to speak out on this issue. The AFL-CIO and all of America's unions are asking our members--and all working families--to join the fight to protect overtime pay. Please take one minute right now to ask your friends, family and co-workers to do their part to protect overtime by clicking on the link below. http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ot4dol/forward/i5kxbx24jmjw We already stopped two congressional attacks to destroy the 40-hour workweek. You already may have taken action on that issue, but we need you to act today on this request. Thanks for speaking out on this important issue. -------------------------------------------------- If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Working Families e-Activist Network at: http://www.unionvoice.org/wfean/join.html?r=H7zSw-d1w11hE -------------------------------------------------- If you would like to unsubscribe from the e-Activist Network, visit your subscription management page at: http://www.unionvoice.org/wfean/smp.tcl?nkey=i5kxbx24jmjw *********************************************** Click on the link below for more information from your union, online activism and benefits. http://www.unionvoice.org/wfn/join.html ***********************************************
