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Dear JIm Craven,
![This is the
exact text that would impact veterans. Please spread the word
today!]() America's 26 million
veterans are on the list of those who could be hurt by the
Bush overtime pay take-away. Buried in one paragraph in
the middle of the proposed new overtime rules is a change that
explicitly mandates "training in the armed forces" could be
the basis for an employer to decide some workers shouldn't get
overtime pay.
The Bush administration is moving toward announcing a final
implementation date for Bush's overtime pay take-away before
March 1. It is crucial we rally opposition to the Bush
overtime pay take-away over the next couple of weeks. So far,
more than 360,000 people have signed the petition opposing
this cut in workers' paychecks. That is great, but we really
need hundreds of thousands more people. Please ask your
friends, family and co-workers to sign the petition by
forwarding this e-mail.
Sign the petition to save overtime pay.
http://www.saveovertimepay.org/
It is really important to talk to people who might not be
in your e-mail circle. Please click on the link below to
download a printable petition form to circulate in your
workplace or community.
http://www.saveovertimepay.org/petition.htm
Randy Fleming of Haysville, Kan., is a 23-year Boeing Co.
employee and a six-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He had
this to say about the attack on overtime pay for veterans,
"The changes that this administration is trying to make in the
overtime regulations would break the government's bargain with
the men and women in the military and would close down
opportunities that working vets and their families thought
they could count on."
We couldn't have said it better, Randy. Unless we get
the word out, millions of families will be hurt when the
overtime pay take-away goes into effect. You can check out
how many people have signed the petition in your state by
clicking on the link below. Then, please spread the
word.
http://www.saveovertimepay.org/counting_ot.cfm
Bush Labor Department officials so far have either talked
around or out-right lied about how the overtime pay take-away
would impact America's military veterans. But Bush's campaign
contributors are celebrating this insult to the men and women
who defended our freedom as one-time members of our armed
forces. Several big corporations with ties to Bush wrote
letters supporting the overtime pay take-away for veterans.
How does the overtime pay take-away target veterans? Here
is the exact quote from the Bush overtime pay take-away
proposal: "Exemption [from overtime pay rights] is also
available to employees in such professions who have
substantially the same knowledge level as the degreed
employees, but who attained such knowledge through a
combination of work experience, training in the armed forces,
attending a technical school, attending a community college or
other intellectual instruction." (Federal Register Vol. 68,
No. 61. 541.301.d)
Even in the technical jargon of employment law, the
intention and impact is clear: If you received training in the
military (or, really, any training) you could lose your right
to earn overtime pay.
We need to stop the overtime pay take-away before it is too
late. Please spread the word.
http://www.saveovertimepay.org/
Here is more information about the Bush attack on overtime
pay and how it would impact military veterans.
http://www.aflcio.org/yourjobeconomy/overtimepay/ns01272004.cfm
Thanks for all you do. Look for more alerts on this issue
soon.
In Solidarity,
| Mark Love |
Loretta Baize |
| President |
Political
Director | Wichita/Hutchinson Labor
Federation, AFL-CIO |