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McCain Vows To Veto Employee Free Choice Act: Union Organizing Is A ‘Threat’ To ‘Democracy’
Think Progress —
... the unions, and this is their big push, they’ve gotten commitments from Senator Obama and Senator Biden — union organizer goes to your house and says, Hey, Joe, can I sign you up for the union?
That is — we all know what that opens the door to. 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.
McCain added that he would veto the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) in a “New York minute.” Watch it: ...
McCain: Business first. Workers last.
BlondeSense —
... 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 ...
When Conservatives are down, all they have to say is "Card Check"
Crooks and Liars —
... for their pro-immigration policies, big labor has launched an unprecedented lobbying campaign to force workers into unions. Labor unions are supposed to protect workers’ rights, yet union bosses want Congress to pass a law that actually robs workers of their democratic right to a private ballot.
That's all you get out of them. I doubt most Conservatives even know what a "Card Check" is, but it really riles them up.
The unions are just trying to make it easier for people to organize.
The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S. ...
Wallace uses right-wing buzzwords to fearmonger on EFCA, says it ‘eliminates the right to a secret ballot.’
Think Progress —
... Today on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) about the Employee Free Choice Act. Instead of calling the bill by its name, Wallace used a string of ...
Eli Dansky: In Praise of Injustice (Accentuate the Negative)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... in every group decision made on American soil if Democracy is to be preserved (except one group).
Of course this would all be a bit more relevant if the words "card check" registered more than a blank stare on the face of the average eligible voter (you want me to look in my wallet?). So there is still time to start from scratch on EFCA, with the knowledge that political support is a bit easier to come by when you show the problem before proposing its solution.
Fact is, in the pursuit of social justice, the failure to articulate in ...
Officers Involved In Von Brunn Shooting Were Union Members Who Had Pressed For Security Vests
Think Progress —
... of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would “enable working people to bargain for better benefits, wages and working conditions.” Maritas told ThinkProgress that conservative cries over the disappearance of the secret ballot are misplaced, because right now, there is no such thing as a “secret ballot.” He said that as any “good union-buster will tell you,” they already know how employees will vote on unionization because they “do one-on-one sessions with these guys” and spread misinformation. ...
