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Overtime victory #1 in Senate; More action need to persuade the House

Sept. 10, 2003 - Working families win! President Bush's overtime pay cuts suffered a major setback today when the U.S. Senate voted to block the overtime pay takeaway.

We won this first step because the Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans stood up to President Bush. They acted because they heard your voice. Your activism made a big difference--people like you sent hundreds of thousands of letters, faxes and e-mails and made tens of thousands of phone calls over the past few months. This victory is ONLY ONE STEP forward. More action is needed now. You can act now or keep reading to learn more.
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/houseotvote/

Now, the fight to block President Bush's overtime pay cuts turns to the U.S. House of Representatives. Representatives will be asked to vote on a similar measure- preventing the Bush administration from taking away workers' hard-earned overtime pay protections. Please take one minute right now to send a fax to your representative, from the AFL-CIO website.
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/houseotvote/

After you send your fax please click on the link below to spread the word to your friends, family and co-workers.
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/houseotvote/forward/

Also, these links may be of interest.

Overtime Pay News from the AFL-CIO
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/

U.S. Senate Vote Tally by State from Sept. 10
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/

Thanks for all you do.