American Rights at Work

American Rights at Work

American Rights at Work (ARAW) is a U.S. nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for workers and their right to form unions without interference.

ARAW is a leading labor policy and advocacy organization dedicated to educating the American public about the barriers that workers face when they attempt to exercise their rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining. The organization conducts research into United States labor law and the National Labor Relations Board as they relates to unions, employer actions in union organizing and collective bargaining campaigns, and anti-union consultants (popularly known as "union busters").

ARAW receives funding from unions affiliated with both the AFL-CIO and the Change to Win coalition, but its board of directors and day-to-day activities are not controlled by either labor group.

Activities

The organization’s main goals are to investigate and expose workers' rights abuses and the inadequacy of U.S. labor law, promote public policy that protects workers from hostile employers and weak laws, and publicize success stories of profitable companies that respect workers’ rights and build innovative partnerships with unions.

In June 2005, ARAW issued a report [http://araw.org/document.cfm?documentID=44] which strongly criticized American labor law for failing to protect workers' rights during NLRB-sponsored representation elections. A follow-up report [http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/document.cfm?documentID=64] that documented the aggressive use of legal and illegal anti-union tactics by employers was released six months later. The follow-up report generated widespread media attention. ["American Rights At Work: Labor laws not strong enough." "Workers Independent News." July 7, 2005.]

Leadership

The chair of the organization's board, David Bonior, took a leave of absence in December 2006 to chair the presidential election campaign of former U.S. Senator John Edwards. [Pickler, "Edwards Taps Bonior to Lead Future Presidential Campaign," "Associated Press," December 5, 2006.] Other board members include Julian Bond and Bradley Whitford.

The executive director of ARAW is Mary Beth Maxwell.

Notes

References

* [http://www.laborradio.org/node/960 "American Rights At Work: Labor laws not strong enough." "Workers Independent News." July 7, 2005.]
*Castillo, Juan. "Workers at Labor Forum Recount Tales of Abuse by Their Employers." "Austin American-Statesman." October 19, 2005.
* [http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=123008 "Democracy at Comcast, Free Choices at Work - Making the Case for the Employee Free Choice Act." Centre for American Progress.]
*Gaffney, Mark. "American Laws Violate Workers' Rights." "Detroit News." December 16, 2005.
*Gallagher, John. "Laboring After Congress; Bonior Builds Solidarity Stumping for Union Cause." "Detroit Free Press." April 10, 2004.
*Greenhouse, Steven. "Labor, Under the Gun, Meets to Plot Strategy." "New York Times." February 25, 2003.
* [http://www.thenation.com/docprem.mhtml?i=20051226&s=moberg "Human Rights at Work." "The Nation." December 26, 2005.]
*Knowles, Francine. "Report Says Deck Stacked Against Union Organization." "Chicago Sun Times." December 7, 2005.
*Landrum Jr., Jonathan. "American Rights at Work to Investigate Abuses at Workplace." "Associated Press." October 14, 2005.
*Lester, Will. "AFL-CIO Leaders Recruit Groups to Get Out Word About Workers' Plight." "Associated Press." October 25, 2005.
*Pickler, Nedra. "Edwards Taps Bonior to Lead Future Presidential Campaign." "Associated Press." December 5, 2006.

External links

* [http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/ American Rights at Work website]
* [http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/resources/studies.cfm Publications by American Rights at Work]


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