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The economic downturn has hit the American workers who build and stabilize our economy hard. With their future on shaky ground, it's more important than ever that those workers are guaranteed the right to secure fair wages, the right to unionize free of harrassment and the right to equal wages regardless of their gender or race.

Two bills currently in the Senate will do just that. But they are unlikely to pass without the critical backing of Senator Dianne Feinstein, who has been noncommittal so far.

TAKE ACTION! Urge Senator Feinstein to support the Employee Free Choice Act and ask her to play a leadership role in making the Paycheck Fairness Act the law of the land.

The Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560) is essential to level the playing field for workers. It would restore workers’ freedom to join unions and guarantee those workers who form unions get timely contracts to begin bargaining for better wages, benefits and lives for their families.

President Obama has already indicated he will sign this important piece of workers’ rights legislation. It’s up to us to help get it to his desk.  Call Senator Feinstein today and demand that she support and co-sponsor the Employee Free Choice Act. Call her at (202) 224-3841 TODAY.

While you’re on the phone, encourage Senator Feinstein to join as a co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 182), legislation that would finally secure equal pay for equal work of all American workers. 

The Act would strengthen current laws against wage discrimination and require the federal government to be more proactive in preventing such gender discrimination. It would also close a significant loophole in the 46-year-old Equal Pay Act and put teeth into the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - the first piece of legislation Obama signed as president and backed by the ACLU - allowing for full compensation of sex-based wage discrimination.

The legislation has already overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives in January with bipartisan support. Now it’s up to the Senate to continue the momentum.

Wage gaps unfairly based on gender are not tolerable. Call Senator Feinstein’s office at (202) 224-3841 right now and urge her to take a leadership role and add herself to the growing list of over two dozen co-sponsors. Then click below and send a letter to reinforce your call.

In this harsh economic climate, it’s important that Senator Feinstein hears from Californians who care about a safe and secure working environment and fair wages that put food on our families' tables.

Join us in action today!

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