Yet Again, Corporate America Tries to Stifle Employee Free Choice Act

This just in from The Washington Post:

'Executives Detail Labor Bill Compromise'

It's no secret that many corporate big-wigs are against the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation that would level the playing field for workers trying to organize. They say the Act would allow unions to run rampant and massacre successful companies. You know - that same, tired "Armageddon is coming" garbage.

In this instance, it is extremely disappointing to see three companies - Costco, Starbucks and Whole Foods - with somewhat progressive, socially responsible reputations opposing the main tenet of the EFCA - card check (with secret ballot elections if the employees choose).

Hopefully, labor's allies in Washington - particularly Democrats and President Obama - don't fall victim to the allure of a supposed "compromise bill." Current labor law has not served workers well. Our Department of Labor sometimes seems more like the Department of Management. The affluent have gotten richer, while the rest of us have been left in the dust.

This much is clear: with the slumping economy, it is time for policies that have the best interests of workers in mind. Don't let anti-labor folks from Big Business fool you.

For more information about the Employee Free Choice Act, please visit:


http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/voiceatwork/efca/


http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/employee-free-choice-act/


CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE EFCA PETITION!