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Anti-Worker Proposition 113 - August 16, 2010
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Las Adelitas Arizona
Contact: Las Adelitas Arizona
(520) 808-9237
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANTI-UNION, ANTI-WORKER PROPOSITION 113 TO APPEAR ON 2010
BALLOT
CORRECTION: Previous release incorrectly stated the name of the
initiative to appear on theballot. The revised version is
Proposition 113, not Proposition 108.
TUCSON, AZ. August 26, 2010 Recently the Arizona State
Legislature convened a last-
minute special session to revise Proposition 108, a ballot
measure targeting unionization, to
ensure such legislation will appear before voters this
November.
Governor Jan Brewer called the special session after the bills
original language was ruled
unconstitutional by the Arizona Supreme Court. The proposed
legislation now applies only to
union elections, establishing a constitutional amendment that
employees must have a secret vote
to determine whether or not to unionize.
Campaigns for similar legislation are underway nationwide, led
by groups like Save our Secret
Ballot (SOS) and funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and
other conservative businesslobbying groups. In contrast, proposed
federal legislation would give employees considering
unionization the choice of a secret ballot or card check.
While secret ballots seem innocuous and democratic, it is
important to consider the context,
said Laura Dent, union organizer and Las Adelitas Arizona
member. She explained that several
weeks may elapse between the moment a company realizes its
workers are trying to organize and
the point an election date is set: During this period, a company
has ample time to administer an
anti-union campaign. With weak federal employment laws and minor
penalties for unfair laborpractices, pressuring workers into voting
against unionization can become simply a cost of doingbusiness.
Wendy Cevallos, chair of Las Adelitas Arizona, declared: Las
Adelitas Arizona supports the
fundamental right of workers to organize and form unions free
from intimidation and coercion.
Employers are already in a position of control, and if the
amendment passes, they likely will gain
additional leverage that could directly impact a workers
decision to support a union.
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Cevallos added that the amendment, intended to preempt federal
legislation, would almost
certainly be challenged if it takes effect -- resulting in a
lengthy legal battle and a waste ofArizona taxpayer dollars similar
to what is currently unfolding with SB 1070.
Working Arizonans should not have to finance legislation that
infringes on their rights, said
Cevallos. During a time when Arizonas working families are
struggling with so many other
pressing challenges, Governor Brewer has shown us where her true
priorities lie.
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