The State Legislature is approaching an important deadline. All bills must be passed out of their house of origin by next Thursday, March 12th. There are hundreds of bills that have made it out of committee, but only a handful of those will actually be voted on in time.
I'm writing you today to tell you about a bill that's too important to get lost in the shuffle.
The Worker Privacy Act (SB 5446 and HB 1528) is ready for votes in both the House and the Senate. These bills would allow workers to choose whether or not to participate in employer communication on issues of individual conscience, including politics, religion, charitable giving, and unionization.
The Worker Privacy Act has already inspired thousands of emails, phone calls and letters of support to legislators. The bills that make up the Worker Privacy Act have 47 sponsors in the House, 21 sponsors in the Senate, and plenty of votes to pass. We just need to make sure that these bills get the floor vote they deserve!
Business lobbyists are trying to say that the Worker Privacy Act infringes on an employer's freedom of speech. This just isn't true. Employers can still express their opinions on any issue, including opinions about politics, religion, and other issues of individual conscience. What they can't do is fire or discipline employees if they opt out of those types of communications.
Please click here and tell lawmakers that the Worker Privacy Act deserves a floor vote.
Thank you so much for your attention to this important matter!
Sincerely,
Dwight Pelz
Washington State Democrats Chair
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