Archive for February, 2009
Editorial: EFCA Isn’t The Answer
Are times so desperate that we need to scrap the secret ballot? No. And that’s the answer from the Times-Express editorial board in an article titled “Employee Free Choice Act isn’t the answer”:
A key question is how much change is needed in labor law, considering that most efforts at union organizing — about two-thirds — have been successful in recent years, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Whatever happens, access to the secret ballot should be retained in this process.
Today’s EFCA Chatter
Items of interest related to card check and the Employee Free Choice Act include:
- Fixing a system that’s not broken (subscription)
- Socialists Supporting EFCA (warning: potentially offensive material for those of faith)
- SEIU chief predicts action on ‘card-check’ bill, healthcare reform this summer
- AFL-CIO’s John Sweeney argues: “Majority sign-up is not new” (but the effective elimination of secret ballots would be)
Logical Problem With Secret Ballot Claim
The AFL-CIO’s blog is calling anyone who points out the effort to strip secret ballots a “liar.” Responding to Congressional efforts to block EFCA and pass the Secret Ballot Protection Act, the AFL-CIO’s writer claims:
The Employee Free Choice Act would not
Welcome!
On behalf of the Free Enterprise Alliance and government affairs department of Associated Builders and contractors, welcome to TheTruthAboutEFCA.com.
We have designed this site as part of a larger effort to educate the building and construction industry — and all Americans — about the true consequences of a misguided bill that will help special interests at the expense of workplace democracy and, ultimately, the vitality of the free enterprise system.
To learn more about the “Employee Free Choice Act” (often known as the “card check” bill for its provision that would effectively eliminate secret ballot elections during the union organizing process), please check out our “Get The Truth” page.
