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Resolution
League of United American
Citizens Workers Bill of Rights
WHEREAS,
our country and its labor movement were built in
large part by immigrants.
WHEREAS,
The ability of workers to organize has been
increasingly threatened by current immigration
law and its enforcement, which has been used to
retaliate against workers who organize and
protest against sweat-shop conditions.
WHEREAS,
LULAC stands for the equality of all workers.
Immigration Legislation and its enforcement
which divides workers undermine that strength.
All workers, regardless of immigration status,
have the right to form unions; file complaints
against illegal and unfair treatment, without
fear of reprisal.
WHEREAS,
First Amendment, The Right to Free Speech in the
Workplace, every year one out of ten workers
speak out in favor of improving their working
conditions and organizing a union under Sec. 7
of the NLRB Act (Federal Law) are fired from his
or her job. Thousands more are silenced by
threats of retaliation by employers who do not
respect the law and rights of workers to
organize.
WHEREAS,
Second Amendment, The Right to Free Association
without employer interference or intimidation.
Today only 13% of American workers are in
unions. In Canada, Germany and most developed
countries twice as many workers join unions.
Over 25,000 federal NLRB changes are filed every
year accusing employers with violating worker’s
rights to organize.
WHEREAS,
Third Amendment, The Right To The Presumption of
Innocence and Swift Justice most employees who
have been illegally fired are found innocent
during the first month of the National Labor
Relations Board investigation into their cases.
Despite this it takes an average of 750 days
before NLRB process is completed and
reinstatement is ordered.
WHEREAS,
Employers regularly break the law because they
know that the National Labor Relations Board
process is very slow.
NOW THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED,
That LULAC urges our Congressional
Representatives to support and amend labor law
reforms in this country and to treat all workers
equally irrespective of their immigration
status.
Submitted by
Jaime P. Martinez, Council 4626, Texas
Approved this 21st day of June, 2003
Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President |
