2009-023 - Supporting the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

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Qf 5/04/09) RESOLUTION NO. 2009-023 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT OF 2009 (H.R.1409, S.560). BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. In the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.) the United States Congress declared it to be the policy of the United States to encourage the practice of collective bargaining by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection; and, B. The freedom to form or join a union is recognized as a fundamental human right; and, C. Union membership provides workers with better wages, improved benefits, and protection from discrimination and unsafe workplaces; and, D. Unions benefit communities by moving families out of poverty, creating economic security, strengthening tax bases, promoting equal treatment, and enhancing civic participation; and, E. Because union workers are more likely to have healthcare coverage and pensions, union membership also reduces the need for working families to rely on the social safety net; and, F. Unions helped to build the middle class in this country and to establish basic working standards that benefit all workers, such as the 8-hour day and the right to a lunch break; and, G. A worker's fundamental right to join a union is essential to rebuilding our economy and revitalizing our middle class; and, H. Fifty-seven million United States workers have indicated that they would join a union tomorrow if given the opportunity; and, Resolution No. 2009-023 Page 1 of 3