Pass The Labor Rate Bill

Labor Rate Bill

Action Checklist

Get Educated About the Bill

___ Go to the official website, www.passthelaborratebill.org

___ Read the bill and the FAQ page

___ Browse all of the documents on the website to get a broad understanding of everything

___ Call our office at (617) 484-0205 for answers to other questions you may have

___ Decide to get involved to do your fair share in getting the bill passed

Get Organized For Action

___ Print out the "Add My Name" Form, fill it out, and fax it to the office at (617) 484-0568

___ Read about how you can be the best "lobbyist" for your own cause - We help make it simple

___ Make a list of the legislators who represent you

___ Read about how to use our sample letters (letters will change as the effort moves forward)

TAKE ACTION!

___ Print out the "Call On Me" Survey, fill it out, and fax it to our office at (617) 484-0568

___ Create your action plan - Will you act alone or ask others to get involved as well?

___ Contact your own legislators using the Sample Letter or the Telephone Script

___ EXPAND your own involvement by getting others to help - Build your "Action Team"

___ Hold a meeting at your workplace for your employees

___ Contact other people on your Action Team and inform them of what they can do to help

___ Follow-up with all people on your Action Team - Ask for their Tracking Worksheets

___ Fax all Tracking Worksheets to our office at (617) 484-0568

___ Ask each person on your Action Team to fill out the "Add My Name" Form and fax it to us

___ Ask each Action Team member to fill out the "Call On Me" Survey and fax it to us

___ Continue to visit our website for any updates

___ Stay in contact with our office at (617) 484-0205

Stay Committed To The Cause

___ Read about the process for passing a law through the Massachusetts Legislature

___ Consider if you'd like to serve as a coordinator for several shops in your area - We'll help you

___ If so, call the office at (617) 484-0205, to discuss what you can do and what our needs are

___ Attend meetings and events for the Labor Rate Bill

Support Special Events For Elected Officials

___ If possible, please consider contributing to the campaign committees of your local legislators

___ Also, if possible, consider attending receptions and contributing to certain designated legislators