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accepting public comments on the proposal to take away
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. A copy also will be sent to President
Bush.
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/overtime4dol/6ink7z9jxw7
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 changes 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.
Please act today.
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Dpeoplepower at aflcio.org =
href=3D"mailto:peoplepower at aflcio.org">Working=20
Families e-Activist Network</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnieceofjr at earthlink.net=20
href=3D"mailto:nieceofjr at earthlink.net">Barb Ewing</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 02, 2003 11:24 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Urgent: Congress will vote on overtime =
Thursday</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>U.S. House Republican leaders have scheduled a vote=20
for<BR>Thursday on a bill to take away overtime pay for millions<BR>of =
people.=20
The bill, called H.R. 1119, would let employers<BR>offer comp time =
instead of=20
overtime pay--but bosses would<BR>have complete control over when--or =
even if--a=20
worker<BR>could really take time off. <BR><BR>Please take one minute to =
do these=20
two things to stop<BR>this awful legislation. Even if you've acted =
before,=20
WE<BR>NEED YOU TO ACT AGAIN before Thursday. <BR><BR>First, click on the =
link=20
below to fax your U.S. representative.<BR>Tell him or her to oppose H.R. =
1119.=20
<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/otvotejune5/6ink7z9jxw7">http:=
//www.unionvoice.org/campaign/otvotejune5/6ink7z9jxw7</A>=20
<BR><BR>Then, click on the link below to ask your friends, family<BR>and =
co-workers to send their fax to Congress. The more<BR>people who take =
action,=20
the better chance we have of winning.<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/otvotejune5/forward/6ink7z9jxw=
7">http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/otvotejune5/forward/6ink7z9jxw7</A>=
=20
<BR><BR>This congressional attack on overtime is just one part<BR>of a=20
two-pronged assault on workers' paychecks. In addition<BR>to this =
legislation,=20
the Bush administration is pushing<BR>for new rules to take away =
overtime pay=20
that could go<BR>into effect as soon as September of this year. The=20
combination<BR>of these changes with congressional legislation,=20
discussed<BR>above, would push overtime protections back 70 years =
and<BR>turn=20
them into meaningless "suggestions" instead of laws<BR>employers must =
obey.=20
<BR><BR>And, new analysis shows millions will lose overtime =
pay,<BR>including=20
firefighters, police officers, nurses, retail<BR>clerks, certain medical =
technicians, military reservists,<BR>tech workers and many, many more.=20
<BR><BR>From now until June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor =
is<BR>accepting=20
public comments on the proposal to take away<BR>overtime pay, reduce =
overtime=20
protections and cut the<BR>take-home pay of millions of America's =
workers. You=20
can<BR>easily submit your letter of opposition right now by =
clicking<BR>on the=20
link below. A copy also will be sent to President<BR>Bush. <BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/overtime4dol/6ink7z9jxw7">http=
://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/overtime4dol/6ink7z9jxw7</A>=20
<BR><BR>Overtime pay makes up about one-fourth of the average<BR>weekly =
earnings=20
of workers who receive it. That is an<BR>average pay cut of $161 a week =
and can=20
add up to thousands<BR>of dollars a year. Can you imagine the government =
cutting<BR>the pay of a firefighter by thousands of dollars per =
year?<BR>How=20
much would you lose? These overtime pay changes are<BR>like a giant new =
tax on=20
working families by a president<BR>who, at the same time, works hard to =
give tax=20
breaks to<BR>millionaires. <BR><BR>Please act today.=20
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web=20
address below to tell your friends, family<BR>and co-workers about this. =
<BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.unionvoice.org/join-forward.html?domain=3Dwfean&r=3D=
E117a9Y121qP">http://www.unionvoice.org/join-forward.html?domain=3Dwfean&=
amp;r=3DE117a9Y121qP</A><BR><BR>If=20
you received this message from a friend, you can sign<BR>up for Working =
Families=20
e-Activist Network at: <BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.unionvoice.org/wfean/join.html?r=3DE117a9Y121qPE">http=
://www.unionvoice.org/wfean/join.html?r=3DE117a9Y121qPE</A><BR><BR>------=
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<BR>Network, visit=20
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//www.unionvoice.org/wfean/smp.tcl?nkey=3D6ink7z9jxw7</A> =20
<BR><BR>*********************************************** <BR>Click on the =
link=20
below for more information <BR>from your union, online activism and =
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