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thinkprogress.org - 10/29/2008

McCain Vows To Veto Employee Free Choice Act: Union Organizing Is A ‘Threat’ To ‘Democracy’

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Today in an interview with CNBC, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) blasted unions: But this is — we’ve been talking about it for a long time — this is a threat to the fundamental of labor-management relations. It’s fundamental to democracy, the right to have a secret ballot.  ...

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aflcio.org - 10/28/2008

What is the Employee Free Choice Act?

— aflcio.org — Read the text of the Employee Free Choice Act . Ten key facts about the Employee Free... Choice Act. Employee Free Choice Act questions and answers . Read a new American Rights at Work study, Secret Ballots Aren't Enough (PDF). Article: Cornell ... (more) What is the Employee Free Choice Act?

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corner.nationalreview.com - 10/22/2008

Employee Free Choice Act

— corner.nationalreview.com — As the election approaches employers are becoming increasingly nervous about the very real prospect that the Employee... Free Choice Act ("EFCA") will be signed into law next year. Smart money says that some form of EFCA will be one of the first bills ... (more) Employee Free Choice Act

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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 11/3/2008

Conservatives On The Employee Free Choice Act: Unions Would ‘Browbeat Workers’ With This ...

— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — In the last few weeks, conservatives have amplified their criticism of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA),... a bill that passed the House but stalled in the Senate in 2007, and that may be revived in the next Congress. The EFCA would offer “ a ... (more) Conservatives On The Employee Free Choice Act: Unions ...

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McCain: Business first. Workers last.
BlondeSense — John McCain said he'd veto the Employee Free Choice Act . The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S. 1041), supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would enable working people to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions by restoring workers’ freedom to choose for themselves whether to join a union. "It’s dangerous for America, it’s dangerous to small business . And I think it’s a threat to one of the fundamentals of democracy." John McCain does not want to raise minimum wage "As long as we take care of small businesses . Small ...

Sununu: EFCA Would ‘Take Away’ Secret Union Ballots, Make Workers ‘Tell Everyone’ Their Choice
Wonk Room — ... ” he’s seen during his time in Congress, while Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) called it a “threat” to democracy. Both ...

Glenn Beck And Corporate Front Man: Employee Free Choice Equals ‘Tyrannies And Socialism’
Wonk Room — ... Beck also didn’t challenge McKinnon’s false assertion that the bill would eliminate the secret ballot, or note that the Employee Free Choice Act would ...

Sen. DeMint: Employee Free Choice Would Turn Small Businesses Into Failing Auto Companies
Wonk Room — ... ” against the Employee Free Choice Act. As a preview, DeMint took to Fox News to describe why he thinks his firewall is necessary. Amidst the usual false rhetoric about Employee Free Choice eliminating the secret ballot, DeMint also incorrectly claimed that the act would harm small businesses: ...

Employee Free Choice: Beware of the Big Lie Bill
Firedoglake — ... DeMint took to Fox News to describe why he thinks his firewall is necessary. Amidst the usual false rhetoric about Employee Free Choice eliminating the secret ballot, DeMint also incorrectly claimed that the act would harm small businesses: ...

Rep. Price: It’s ‘Safest’ To Ensure That Workers Don’t Have A Choice When Unionizing
Wonk Room — ... in union organizing, posing a fundamental threat to democracy. In that vein, Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) claimed today that because “85 percent of Americans” believe “you ought to have to have a secret ballot for the formation of a union,” the Employee Free Choice Act shouldn’t be enacted: ...

Secret ballots
Political Animal — SECRET BALLOTS.... When criticizing the Employee Free Choice Act, conservatives tend to argue that the legislation would "eliminate secret ballots" for union elections. It doesn't ; it's just another bogus talking point intended to scare people. In fact, it came as a very pleasant surprise to see the Wall Street Journal editorial page, of all outlets, ...

Whole Foods vs. Unions
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... arbitration is "not the way we normally do things in the United States" and that allowing workers to organize without a secret ballot "violates a bedrock principle of American democracy." First, if Mackey thinks that binding arbitration isn't the way we do things in the US, then perhaps he should try reading a copy of Mother Jones... after all, they're sold at Whole Foods markets. Second, Mackey's tired canard has been debunked over and over. Even the Wall Street Journal editorial board, home of anti-labor ...

Study: Employers Have Increased Use Of ‘Coercive And Punitive Tactics’ To Discourage Unionization
Wonk Room — ... This is good news. Lost in much of the the EFCA debate, which mostly centered on the kerfuffle over “the secret ballot,” is the simple fact that ...

Eli Dansky: In Praise of Injustice (Accentuate the Negative)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Unions might not now be holding out hope for a diluted compromise had they first made plain that broadly accepted worker's rights and collective bargaining itself are in mortal danger. Collective bargaining should be at least as sacred as secret ballot voting, which apparently must be employed in every group decision made on American soil if Democracy is to be preserved (except ...