cptwright 1 Posted January 28, 2004 i didnt have a problem with bush till now, what kind of crap is this, to take away overtime pay for the hard working americans we are. well heres an email i got and a couple of links to sign the online petition and to download a printable copy of the partition. > Dear Working Families e-Activist: > > Strong-armed by President Bush, members of the U.S. Senate last > week backed off a filibuster against this year's government > spending bill they were holding up because it failed to block > the Bush overtime pay take-away. Bush had threatened to veto the > bill if it included an overtime pay protection guarantee for > America's workers, even though both houses of Congress voted to > block the overtime pay cuts in earlier votes. The Bush Labor > Department is expected to announce an implementation date for > the overtime pay take-away before March 1. > > We CAN win protection for overtime pay and good jobs if your > voice is amplified by the voices of millions of other Americans. > So today we're asking you to bring more people into the fight to > protect overtime pay. We're ramping up the Petition to Save > Overtime Pay with a new push to collect signatures and ask new > people to join this fight. Please click on the link below to > sign the petition if you have not yet signed it. > http://www.saveovertimepay.org/ > > One fantastic way to find new people to speak out for overtime > pay is to ask them personally, face-to-face. Please take one > minute right now to click on the link below and download a > printable petition form to circulate in your workplace or > community. > http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/T7qSd5M1Z1br/ > > So far, more than 300,000 Americans have signed the petition > online or through a downloadable petition form. We're tracking > the number of petition signers by state and we're setting > state-specific goals to triple the number of signers we have > right now. So we're asking you to triple your efforts, too. > Click below for the current number of signers in each state and > your state's goal. > http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/TdqSd5M1Z1b4/ > > Imagine if everybody in this network recruited 30 new petition > signers. Tens of millions of Americans would be a part of this > fight-and we'd win. > > Here are some ideas to get out the word: > > + Download the petition form and collect signatures in your > workplace, in your community or wherever people gather. Return > completed forms to us. > > + Forward this e-mail to everybody in your e-mail address book. > > + Include a link to the Save Overtime Pay website at > http://www.saveovertimepay.org/ in all of your e-mails. > > Please do your part to build this campaign and make a real > difference. Together, we can protect overtime pay and good jobs > from President Bush's assault. Millions of Americans may lose > overtime pay and protections. > > Background information on the Bush overtime pay take-away. > http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/T1qSd5M1Z1bX/ > > We'll send you updates on the progress of the petition campaign > and alerts about any new developments. > > Thanks for all you do. Let's really get the word out! > > Onward, > > Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO > Jan. 27, 2004 > > P.S. Our next alert will be about the outrageous attack on the > overtime pay of military veterans. Look for more on that soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted January 29, 2004 I've known about this for some time. Think of the boon to business. By reclassifying people as salaried rather than hourly they can work them an unlimited number of hours and not have to compensate them. Companies already have been doing this to an extent - when they have layoffs - the remaining employees get stuck doing the jobs of two. And with the job situation the way it is they do it without complaining. Since the total number of hours worked for salaried employees isn't counted - our productivity level appears very high. This is one way to fill the nursing shortage - one of the fields set to become exempt from overtime pay. Another field, IT, yes programmers, networkers etc. - you know the 60-70 hour a week jobs. I know some people on this board have indicated their intent to pursue IT. Be advised it is also one of the fields targeted for overseas outsourcing. Of course when all the jobs are gone we won't even be able to work in the fields - because those will be filled under the new immigration policy. Lovely isn't it. Don't forget to call your congressional reps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
