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Note: this is a sample letter and can not be used as a topic for the Project First Last Name (put your name in) 3516 Sun Valley Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46804 September 24 , 2014 Representative First Last Name (put the actual name in) 1300 South Harrison Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Dear Representative First Last Name , First , I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I write this letter in hopes to increase your awareness of the Schedules That Work Act (H.R. 5159) and hope that you will support it. The Schedules That Work Act (STWA) would help many Hoosi er’s have a better chance when it comes to work schedules and being protected when asking for more notice when receiving schedules. The United State s Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in August of 2014 , 17.8 million Americans work part -time (Economic News Release ). This Act would help ease the stress that is already pushed on part -time workers and make it easier for them t o work other part -time jobs and/or schedule other needs (e.g. doctors appointments, daycare, i llness es, and e ducation ). Enacting the STWA would provide employees with a two -week advance notice of work schedules. Most of the part -time jobs are in retail, fast food , and cleaning . I use d to work part time for a liquor store where I was at the will of the manager when it came to when I would work. With being a college student , working a schedule that interf ered with my studies would not work. For some time I just had to juggle the demands of work and school. Lucky for me , after some time I was able to find a job at schoo l that fit my schedule and left me more time for my studies, but most people are not as luck y as me to have another option. Other students have this same problem working and not being able to get notification about schedule changes before it is too late. Not having any power or say in the creating of the schedule , hampers workers desire to work in a place that does not consider that there employees have a life outside the business. The STWA would not just help students that are working part - time and pursuing more education , but also help everyone working part -time in the country . A person that has a family needs to know when they will have to work to schedule their life around work. This should not be the case. Businesses should put the needs of the worker before work when making a schedule. The STWA would require “the employer to grant a request be cause of health conditions, having responsibilities as a caregiver, enrollment in a career -related educational or training program or if the part -time employee request a change for a reason related to a second job” (congress.gov). I know as a student worker having more set schedules and being able to know when I work make s it easier not only on me but my family and friends. This Act will help million s of people in America in balancing of their work and private life’s . Workers should not be puni shed when asking for clearer scheduling guide lines. Worke rs cannot always be having their schedule being changed and varying month to month. It makes it very hard on a person to budget when your schedule is not consistent or cannot be given notice of what the future work week(s) will look like. Part -time wo rkers now more than ever need a more stable footing comparable to their full -time counterparts . The way people work and the way that the wo rk force has changed in America has not happened over night . Workers require more forward knowledge of what the work week could look like. Part -time workers are sometimes called at a moment s notice when employees don’t come in or someone leaves because of scheduling problems. The STWA will help many working families with u npredictable and unstable scheduling practices that harm not only families but also the work place productivity. This Act would provide employees with the right to request a schedule change without fear of punishment . The A ct would also create a way that workers who need a schedule change due to having responsibility as a caregiver, pursuing more education, working a second job, or to take care of one’s own health. The Act is a way to ease work place stress along with making it more likely that a wor ker stays. Changing the way that a business schedules a worker is not only good for workers, but it is also beneficial to employers. I know personally with my time at the liquo r store , more people had to quit because of sched uling problems and little if not any no tice of changes to the schedule . Being more flexible and understand ing of people and their private lives makes employees more eager to help when help is needed. Working in the liquor store taught me a couple of things; schedules don’t get changed and working part -time with no set schedule is no fun. I urge you to vote “yea” f or the Schedule s That Work Act. N ot only does this Act give part -time workers a fair say in their schedules , but also this is something that is right and that all workin g people should have. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to read my letter and to take my thoughts in to considerations when deciding how to vote. Again thank you Sincerely, First Last Name 3516 Sun Valley Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Email: name @indianatech.net Reference s United States Department of Labor. (2014). Economic News Release. Retrieved from: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t08.htm Congress.gov. (2014). H.R.5159 - Schedules That Work Act . Retrieved from: https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th -congress/house -bill/5159