If a worker is seeking justice because they have not been paid fairly, have been discriminated against, or have been sexually harassed, they are often forced into a process that overwhelmingly favors the employer―and they’re forced to manage this process alone.
A new report by EPI and the Center for Popular Democracy projects that by 2024, over 80 percent of private sector non-union workers will be forced to sign away their right to take their employer to court when their employer violates their rights under the law.
Become a grassroots co-signer of the Restoring Justice for Workers Act today to protect the rights of all working people!
To: All Members of Congress
Last year’s 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Epic Systems vs. Lewis has paved the way for a majority of workers in the U.S. to be forced to sign away their rights. Mandatory arbitration clauses and class action waivers are part of a long and growing list of tactics used by employers to keep workers’ bargaining power weak and their wages down. When workers are forced to handle workplace disputes as individuals through arbitration, rather than being able to resolve these matters together in court, it is difficult if not impossible for workers to enforce their rights. The Restoring Justice for Workers Act would ban mandatory arbitration and class and collective action waivers, strengthening workers’ legal rights and once again giving working people the power to negotiate for higher wages and better working conditions. We call on Congress to immediately pass the Restoring Justice for Workers Act.