* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
In Support of Federal Legislation - The Employee Free Choice Act
FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that provides for the recognition of a union when the majority of employees voluntarily sign authorizations, offers mediation and binding arbitration to resolve first contracts, and strengthens penalties for violations during organizing and first contract efforts; and urging the Maryland Congressional Delegation to secure enactment of the provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act.
Body
Recitals
In 1935, the United States established by law that workers must be free to form unions, and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights internationally recognized as a fundamental human right the freedom to form or to join a union.
Unions are known to benefit communities by strengthening living standards, stabilizing tax bases, promoting equal treatment, and enhancing civic participation. Union workers receive better wages and benefits, are 35% more likely to have access to health insurance, and are 4 times more likely to have access to a guaranteed defined-benefit pension.
Unions also help raise workers' pay and narrow the income gap for minorities and women, increasing median weekly earnings by 31% for women and African Americans, 50% for Latinos, and 9% for Asian American workers. When efforts t...
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