Today, the Bush administration is formally introducing new rules that will make
millions of people ineligible for overtime protection when they work more than
40 hours per week.
This change has been in the works for months, and thousands of MoveOn members
have called on Congress to oppose the new rules. Congress has responded --
bipartisan majorities in both houses have voted against rolling back overtime.
Bush is feeling the heat, but his corporate-CEO backers are determined to fatten
their profits by shortchanging working people, so the White House is pushing
ahead with the new rules, accompanied by an aggressive spin campaign. Already,
stories in the AP [1] and the Washington Post [2] have suggested that Bush had a
last-minute change of heart, and acted to extend overtime protections to more
people, rather than gutting them.
Don't be fooled.
The rules introduced today would in fact take away overtime pay from workers
earning as little as $23,660.- a year. This would be a huge pay cut for
potentially millions of working Americans and their families.
It's urgent that we get the real story out. Can you help, by sending a letter
to the editor of your newspaper today? Writing a letter takes only a few
minutes, and we've made it easy with tips and talking points, below.
Please take a few minutes to send a letter to your editor today.
Thank you, for all you do.
Sincerely,
- Peter Schurman
MoveOn.org
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 |
