Why We Need the Employee Free Choice Act
A position paper on the Employee's Free Choice Act
http://www.goiam.org/uploadedFiles/Pick_A_Fight/EFCA/Issue_Updates/A
RAW_EFCApacket.pdf
Economic Blackmail
Corporate opponents of workers’ freedom to form unions repeatedly have
shown they are not interested in the welfare of their employees or any of the
pseudo-lofty ideals they cite while fighting the Employee Free Choice Act
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/27/economic-terrorism/
After Years Of Lies, WSJ Concedes That Employee Free Choice Act
‘Doesn’t Remove The Secret-Ballot Option’
In a stunning reversal, the anti-labor Wall Street Journal editorial page
admitted today that one of the key messages in Big Business’s fight against
the Employee Free Choice Act is false. “The bill doesn’t remove the secretballot
option from the National Labor Relations Act,” wrote the WSJ editors
today.
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/20/wsj-secret-ballot/
Citigroup Enters Union Fray With Anti-EFCA Call
Embattled financial giant Citigroup Inc., which has received at least $50
billion in federal bailout funds, hosted a private conference call on
Wednesday to build opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/12/citigroup-enters-unionfr_
n_174106.html
Generations Must Stand United for Employee Free Choice Act
Our nation’s economic crisis is affecting nearly everyone. Unless you are
getting one of those big Wall Street bonuses, you are probably struggling to
pay your bills, keep your home, or afford to see a doctor or fill a prescription.
There is no longer any doubt that the fundamentals of our economy are
broken
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/27/generations-must-standunited-
for-employee-free-choice-act/
100 Historians Sign On to Support Employee Free Choice Act
Some of the nation’s top historians have signed a petition asking Congress to
pass the Employee Free Choice Act and protect the freedom to form unions
and bargain.
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/24/100-historians-sign-on-to-supportemployee-
free-choice-act/
Unions Don’t Cause Firm Closures
What’s the real effect of union membership on businesses? A new report by
economist John DiNardo of the University of Michigan suggests there’s no
connection between a firm’s likeliness to shut down and whether its
employees have a union.
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/23/epi-unions-dont-cause-firm-closures/
'Written By CEOs, For CEOs': Dems Pan Biz-Friendly Compromise on
Employee Free Choice
While official Washington remains publicly preoccupied with executive
compensation and the bailout, labor and business interests continue jockeying
for position on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) ahead of its likely
congressional consideration in the summer
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/written-by-ceos-for-ceosdems-
pan-biz-friendly-compromise-on-employee-free-choice.php
Big Business Lobby Goes to War With Grassroots Workers Over Pro-
Union Bill Today
The biggest battle between corporate power and workers' rights in over 50
years starts today with the official introduction of the Employee Free Choice
Act by leading Democrats in the House and Senate.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-levine/big-business-lobby-goest_
b_173344.html
No need to worry; rich won't starve
Amid pleas to spare the rich, the right is accusing the Obama administration
of waging vile class warfare. They envision wooden carts carrying the
wealthiest 2 percent to the guillotine. Are the critics right? Only in the
tumbrels of their mind
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/941425.html
Biden to AFL-CIO: Employee Free Choice Act Key to Rebuilding Middle
Class
Vice President Joe Biden told the AFL-CIO Executive Council today that
returning our economy to health means restoring the basic right to join a
union and bargain collectively. And the way to do that is by passing the
Employee Free Choice Act.
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/05/biden-to-afl-cio-employee-free-choice-actkey-
to-rebuilding-middle-class/
One in Four Chance Workers Will be Fired When Forming A Union
Every time workers try to exercise their freedom to form a union, there’s a
better than one-in-four chance that a worker will be illegally fired as a result
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/04/at-afl-cio-executive-council-focus-is-onemployee-
free-choice/
Lawmakers spar over union ballots
Organized labor and business interests squared off Thursday as two
Republican legislators offered a constitutional amendment aimed at
nullifying a major union bill in Congress
http://tallahassee.com/article/20090220/CAPITOLNEWS/902200328
3,000 Rally in Chicago for Employee Free Choice
Last night, some 3,000 gathered in Chicago to demand that Congress pass the Employee Free Choice Act, which would protect workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain and
prevent corporations from dominating employees’ decisions about forming a
union.
http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/02/18/3000-rally-in-chicago-for-employee-freechoice/
Machinists Union Local Lodge 2061: BOA vs. EFCA. via TARP
Always nice to know your tax dollars are being used to lobby against you.
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis was questioned by Congressman Keith
Ellison about the bank using TARP funds to lobby against the Employee Free
Choice Act. Though the CEO does not admit using TARP funds, he does
admit to funding lobbying . I'm guessing if you have enough cash to lobby,
you should not need to be borrowing from taxpayers.
http://iam2061update.blogspot.com/2009/02/boa-vs-efca-via-tarp.html
AFL-CIO Turn Around America Fund Support the Turn Around America
Fund
We need your help to get out the truth about the Employee Free Choice Act
through the Turn Around America Fund
https://secure.ga6.org/08/turnaroundamericafund?source=ml
2,000 working people rallied outside the Senate
Here's what you saw today if you're a Member of Congress. This afternoon,
more than 2,000 working people rallied outside the Senate in support of an
important part of our economic recovery: the Employee Free Choice Act. At
that rally more than 1 million cards signed by people who support the
Employee Free Choice Act were delivered to Members of Congress.-
It was a true show of the broad public support
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-whitney/contrast-on-thehillcoun_
b_164161.html
Are unions getting the backseat?
Republicans and big business are going all out to stop the Employee Free Choice Act. How will labor respond?
http://socialistworker.org/2009/01/30/are-unions-getting-backseat
Bank of America Corp. hosted a conference call to organize opposition to the ECFA
Three days after receiving $25 billion in federal bailout funds, Bank of
America Corp. hosted a conference call with conservative activists and
business officials to organize opposition to the U.S. labor community's top
legislative priority.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/bank-ofamerica-
hosted-an_n_161248.html
Why We Need Stronger Unions, and How to Get Them
Why is this recession so deep, and what can be done to reverse it? Hint: Go
back about 50 years, when America's middle class was expanding and the
economy was soaring. Paychecks were big enough to allow us to buy all the
goods and services we produced. It was a virtuous circle. Good pay meant
more purchases, and more purchases meant more jobs.
http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-we-need-stronger-unions-andhow-
to.html
Anti-Union Corporate Front Groups Promote Distorted "Save Our Secret Ballots" Initiative Campaigns
Anti-Union Front Groups Promote Distorted "Save Our Secret Ballots"
Initiative Campaigns
http://www.progressivestates.org/node/22564
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