Yesterday Senator Tom Harkin (Left Wing D - Iowa) introduced legislation, the ironically named Employee Free Choice Act,in the United States Senate that takes away an employee's right to participate in an election with a secret ballot. Instead a person may sign a card handed to them by a union representative. The card then is used as proof that the person signing the card wants to be represented by a union. No election necessary. Only union strong arm tactics are necessary. Isn't that what Big Labor has accused businesses of doing during union elections?
Without this legislation this is how the process works - when that card is signed it is an indication that a person wants to hear more about union representation. The union and the company where the employee works are offered an opportunity to present their own opinion, the employee listens to all the information presented to them, then an election monitored by the union, the company, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)is held. The ballots are counted with all sides represented, and either a union is voted in or not voted in. Sounds pretty American to me. Sounds like a process designed to protect everyone's rights as guaranteed by the constitution.
But, the far left wing of the Democratic Party - henceforth known as the party - wants to pay off the debt they owe organized labor for all the money they poured into their elections. Oooh - is that a special interest being paid off? So the party doesn't care about the rights of the people who work or who start and operate businesses in this country. They only care about paying off their Big Labor sponsors.
How many people who voted for change knew they were going to change the fundamental way we have always done business in this country? Europe tried this approach, and watched their economies go down. England was known as the weak sister in Europe. France and Germany had stagnation and high unemployment. Well, Margaret Thatcher changed that in England. They are much stronger now then they were 30 years ago. Germany is trying to change their system. My God - even the French elected what passes as a free marketer in their country as president!
Big Labor wants to take away our rights because they lose most of the aforementioned elections. So, they figure if the employees do not have all the information needed to make an informed decision, unions will prevail. And let us not fool ourselves, more union members means more money in Big Labor's pockets. More money to pay their own salaries. More money that they did nothing to earn - no - more money taken from the wallets and purses from the people they say they represent.
This is bad legislation. This is bad policy. This is un-American. This is a mugging.
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