Employee Free Choice Act

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Opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act have a one-note strategy to derail reform of our broken labor law system. The anti-union, right-wing, business lobby simply spins the same broken record of lies, over and over again. Track 1 is the bogus assertion: “The bill does away with secret ballot elections, and, elections without secret ballots are undemocratic.” Track 2 is the counterfeit claim: “Elections for union representation are just like elections for Congress.” American Rights at Work can’t turn off their cacophony, but we can expose the lies of these lip synchers. First off, a quick read of the legislation reveals that the bill does not eliminate secret ballot elections. The Employee Free Choice Act gives workers the chance to choose their union formation process-elections or majority sign-up. Second, as the above chart makes clear, current union elections involving secret ballots bear no resemblance to political elections. … Secret Ballots Aren’t Enough

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Unions help build the middle class and support the lives of working families across this country. They are important to us all. I became a member of the performance unions when I was a teenager and throughout my adult life, though I’m in withdrawal status as of today. But in fact, even non-union company workers benefit when unions thrive. They can help keep employers honest. Hope you’ll lend your support.