To: The Wisconsin State House and The Wisconsin State Senate
Stop Right to Work in Wisconsin
Right to work is the wrong way for Wisconsin. Right to work doesn’t create one new job and hurts all workers, both union and nonunion. Right to work cripples the fundamental right of every American to join together, stick together, and have a meaningful voice in the workplace.
Elected leaders ought to focus on creating jobs, raising wages, and investing in infrastructure -- not attacking working families.
Why is this important?
On Friday, Republicans in Madison announced they are planning to ram through an unfair and unnecessary right to work bill. This is another in a long line of attacks on Wisconsin working people.
Right to work would be devastating for everyone in Wisconsin. Workers in states where right to work laws have been passed make $5,000 less and have less benefits than workers in states where right to work laws don’t exist. Six of the ten states with the highest unemployment have right to work laws in place. Also, the wage gap for women who live in right to work states is even higher than in non-right to work states. This divisive legislation would hurt all working families in Wisconsin.
We need to act right now to stop this bill because Republicans are trying to fast track this bill by the end of the week using a legislative maneuver called an extraordinary session that changes the rules, limits debate and makes a mockery out of our democracy. Sign the petition to legislators in Madison to oppose this attack on the middle class.