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Had Enough of Workers' Rights Violations? Demand Better From the Secretary of Labor!

Target: Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor
Sponsored by: American Rights at Work
President Bush has appointed some real scoundrels over the years, but Elaine Chao has to be one of the worst.

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao has done horrible damage to workers' rights by gutting safety regulations, promoting a big business agenda and undermining workers and their unions at every turn.

The policies she could try to push through as she leaves would take years to undo. But if she thinks no one is watching in her last months in office, she's wrong.

Let Elaine Chao know you're one of thousands of Americans holding her accountable!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000
 

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Dear Secretary Chao,

I'm outraged to learn about your record of gutting safety regulations, promoting a big business agenda, and undermining workers and their unions. It should be your duty to protect the interests of hardworking people like me, not those of corporate America, but that has clearly not been the top priority of the Department of Labor under your leadership.

As a person who cares about workers' rights and the misguided direction of our country, I will be paying attention to the policies and practices of the Department of Labor during the remainder of your time in office. In particular, I am deeply concerned about your demonstrated record of slashing safety and health regulations, ignoring the economic needs of the workforce, botching mine investigations, and advocating against workers' rights. These dangerous and misguided practices must stop.

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It is time to restore the Department of Labor as an agency run on behalf of America's workers.

Please do what's right for hardworking men and women in our country.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
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We signed the “Had Enough of Workers' Rights Violations? Demand Better From the Secretary of Labor!” petition!
# 150:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 14, Name not displayed, California
# 149:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 14, Angela Wehnert, Washington
# 148:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 14, Cindy Kilroy, Texas
We have to be more responsible My own brother was killed due to lack of safety at a summer job while he was going to Law School. What a waste this was. I do not want anyone else to go through this type of terrible life changing event. Sincerely, Cindy Kilroy
# 147:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 14, Elaine Register, Texas
It must be nice not having to work for minimum wages.
# 146:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 14, Leia Cairns, New Jersey
America's workers are the mainstay of this nation! Who are you to undermine or deny them their rights?!!!!
# 145:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 14, Michael Iannetta, Pennsylvania
# 144:
10:24 am PDT, Mar 14, Brian Penkrot, Illinois
# 143:
10:23 am PDT, Mar 14, Ana Bruno, Virginia
Elaine Chao's record speaks for itself! A Secretary of Labor should respect workers' rights!
# 142:
10:23 am PDT, Mar 14, Emily Goodwin, California
# 141:
10:23 am PDT, Mar 14, Gail Lucientes, California
# 140:
10:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Jennifer Mitchell, California
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10:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Richard Panzarella, California
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10:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Marybeth James, Florida
# 137:
10:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Linda Wakeman, Florida
# 136:
10:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Edie Litwin, Illinois
# 135:
10:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Diane Henderson, Florida
# 134:
10:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Dena Jackson, Tennessee
# 133:
10:21 am PDT, Mar 14, Donna Condon, New Jersey
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10:21 am PDT, Mar 14, Nancy Willis, Texas
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10:21 am PDT, Mar 14, Dee Carroll, Texas
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10:21 am PDT, Mar 14, Kim Alire Epley, Colorado
# 129:
10:21 am PDT, Mar 14, Julie Laffin, Illinois
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10:21 am PDT, Mar 14, Nancy Robinson, Minnesota
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10:21 am PDT, Mar 14, Beth Kipp, Virginia
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10:20 am PDT, Mar 14, Robert Montufar, New York
# 125:
10:20 am PDT, Mar 14, Tracy Cochrum, Illinois
# 124:
10:19 am PDT, Mar 14, Angie Scharnhorst, Kansas
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9:54 am PDT, Mar 14, Christine Pearson, Arizona
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9:48 am PDT, Mar 14, Naomi Dutch, California
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9:46 am PDT, Mar 14, Patricia Woodard-Harmon, Rhode Island
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9:22 am PDT, Mar 14, Caleb L, Arizona
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9:14 am PDT, Mar 14, Cherry Marrone, Arizona
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9:10 am PDT, Mar 14, Ashley Dunford, Wisconsin
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9:06 am PDT, Mar 14, Adem Certel, United Kingdom
# 116:
8:58 am PDT, Mar 14, Sue Dziadaszek, Florida
# 115:
8:58 am PDT, Mar 14, Dongjoo Lee, New York
You are accumulating bad karma for yourself.
# 114:
8:51 am PDT, Mar 14, Aelred Glidden, Michigan
# 113:
8:01 am PDT, Mar 14, Samantha Szesciorka, Washington
The position of "Secretary of Labor" should be filled by someone with workers' rights in the forefront of their mind... not a pseudo-communist mentality.
# 112:
7:51 am PDT, Mar 14, Lori Conrad, Ohio
# 111:
7:39 am PDT, Mar 14, Betty Berger, Illinois
Choa is in the wrong position. She needs to be replaced. NOW! chicago
# 110:
7:26 am PDT, Mar 14, Name not displayed, Florida
# 109:
7:20 am PDT, Mar 14, Gloria Cole, Texas
# 108:
7:09 am PDT, Mar 14, John Feissel, North Carolina
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7:04 am PDT, Mar 14, Anita Nelson, Pennsylvania
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7:02 am PDT, Mar 14, Name not displayed, Arkansas
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6:33 am PDT, Mar 14, Unai Zarraolandia, Spain
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6:18 am PDT, Mar 14, Diane Symons, Pennsylvania
# 103:
6:13 am PDT, Mar 14, Samuel Garcia, Texas
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6:01 am PDT, Mar 14, Gwen Moore, Maryland
# 101:
5:59 am PDT, Mar 14, Andrea Robinson, United Kingdom