Council backs U.S. workplace rights bill
20 union members voice support for federal legislation at Summit County session
By Carol Biliczky, Akron Beacon Journal staff writer
Nick Kostandaras couldn't find an American-made pen to sign legislation supporting the federal workplace rights bill on Monday, but that didn't dim his enthusiasm.
The Democratic president of Summit County Council was among the 10 council members to vote to encourage the U.S. Senate to support the bipartisan Employee Free Choice Act.
About 20 union members came to the meeting to show their support for the bill.
``It's the single most important piece of legislation to help working families,'' said John Wagner, executive secretary-treasurer of the Tri-County Regional Labor Council, AFL-CIO. ``CEOs are showered with generous pay packages while the working families are struggling to make ends meet.''
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