March 27, 2003



The Bush Administration today proposed changing federal

overtime rules and eroding the 40-hour workweek--reducing

overtime protections and cutting the pay of hundreds

of thousands of America's workers.



Overtime pay is important to many working people in

America who rely on it to support their families. Please

take one minute right now to register your opposition

to harmful changes in the federal overtime rules by

clicking on the link below to send a fax to President

Bush and a copy to your senators and representative.



http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/overtimepay/333b52l78iw



With a failing economy, millions out of work and staggering

health care and prescription drug costs, this is a

burden America's workers should NOT have to bear. The

overtime rules protect workers from bosses who would

impose unbearably long hours if they didn't have to

pay extra for overtime work. Many workers would have

less predictable work schedules because of the increased

demand for overtime work.



Working families struggled for years to win the 40-hour

workweek, the weekend and other job protections like

this. Please register your opposition to this step

backward by clicking on the link below.



http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/overtimepay/333b52l78iw



The Bush overtime reform proposal,



+ Excludes previously protected workers by reclassifying

them as managers, administrative or professional employees

who are not eligible for overtime pay;



+ Fails to automatically include large numbers of

low-income workers;



+ For the first time, excludes certain middle-income

workers from overtime protections by adding an income

test;



+ Removes from overtime protection large numbers

of workers in the aerospace, defense, health care,

high tech and various other industries;



+ Makes schedules less predictable for some working

moms and dads;



+ Proposes confusing standards for low-income supervisors;



America's workers who are overseas at war deserve a

strong, vibrant economy when they return home. Send

your fax to President Bush now by clicking on the link

below:

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/overtimepay/333b52l78iw