Below is the text of a message we sent out today. Please take a moment to write Sen. Arlen Specter and tell him to listen to what Pennsylvania needs:
It could be worse. It's hard to imagine how things could be worse these days: between unemployment, the financial crisis, and the state of healthcare, it's no secret that Pennsylvania is hurting.
But if you can believe it, there's a group that continues to fight ways to improve the lives of Pennsylvanians. For years, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has done all it can to stop working people in Pennsylvania from getting ahead.
Click here to write to Senator Specter and tell him to listen to the needs of working people, not the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
What would Pennsylvania look like if the U.S. Chamber got its way through the years? The picture isn't pretty.
The U.S. Chamber's been on the wrong side of so many issues important to Pennsylvania's families. But that's just the beginning.
Just like they're going all out to stop healthcare reform, the U.S. Chamber is doing anything it can to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act - yesterday their lead lobbyist warned of "Armageddon on Capitol Hill."
Click here to write to Senator Specter and tell him to listen to working people, not the greedy CEOs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Why should Senator Specter listen to the same people who've tried to consistently hurt Pennsylvania's families?
We need to make sure our senators know that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce doesn't have the best interests of our state in mind: just those of the same greedy CEOs that hurt our economy in the first place.
Click here to send a message now.
Thanks for writing to Senator Specter. Your voice can make the difference
In solidarity,
Michael Whitney
Pennsylvania Change that Works
www.changethatworks.net/PA
It could be worse. It's hard to imagine how things could be worse these days: between unemployment, the financial crisis, and the state of healthcare, it's no secret that Pennsylvania is hurting.
But if you can believe it, there's a group that continues to fight ways to improve the lives of Pennsylvanians. For years, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has done all it can to stop working people in Pennsylvania from getting ahead.
Click here to write to Senator Specter and tell him to listen to the needs of working people, not the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
What would Pennsylvania look like if the U.S. Chamber got its way through the years? The picture isn't pretty.
- The U.S. Chamber opposed the minimum wage hike in 2007. About $132 million would be generated for 808,000 Pennsylvanians resulting from the 2007 schedule for minimum wage increases, research shows. The U.S. Chamber says they have "consistently opposed increasing the federal minimum wage."
- The U.S. Chamber opposed a bill to expand healthcare coverage for children. 129,000 Pennsylvanian children would gain from the 2009 healthcare initiatives, studies indicate. The U.S. Chamber opposed a bill to expand healthcare coverage for millions of uninsured children.
- The U.S. Chamber consistently defends outsourcing jobs. 228,900 Pennsylvania jobs were lost to outsourcing in 2007 alone. The U.S. Chamber says that there are "legitimate values in outsourcing" and that Americans are "short of skills."
The U.S. Chamber's been on the wrong side of so many issues important to Pennsylvania's families. But that's just the beginning.
Just like they're going all out to stop healthcare reform, the U.S. Chamber is doing anything it can to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act - yesterday their lead lobbyist warned of "Armageddon on Capitol Hill."
Click here to write to Senator Specter and tell him to listen to working people, not the greedy CEOs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Why should Senator Specter listen to the same people who've tried to consistently hurt Pennsylvania's families?
We need to make sure our senators know that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce doesn't have the best interests of our state in mind: just those of the same greedy CEOs that hurt our economy in the first place.
Click here to send a message now.
Thanks for writing to Senator Specter. Your voice can make the difference
In solidarity,
Michael Whitney
Pennsylvania Change that Works
www.changethatworks.net/PA
