Letter: Card Check Bill Slams Shut Open Door Policies
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 by AdminConnie Feist writes in the Bismarck Tribune yesterday:
I was raised in Butte, Mont., and many people in my family are union members. Butte is a town with a strong labor history and people there are proud of their union affiliations. However, while union membership is valued by many in my hometown, they also place equal value on their individual rights. The card-check provision outlined in the EFCA bill erodes each person’s right to privacy. The idea of forcing a public declaration of one’s intentions in voting, whether it be voting to unionize, voting for the local dog catcher or voting for the next president of the United States, challenges the very freedom that defines our democracy.
While I grew up in a union household, my husband and I are now proud to own a business in Minot that provides a living for many employees. We have an open-door workplace, where employees feel free to come to us to discuss job duties, performance issues, wages and benefits. We know this is the case because it occurs on a regular basis. The EFCA would essentially slam shut such an open-door policy.
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