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Card Check Popularity at Rock Bottom—Even Among Union Members

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2009 | Alexa Marrero ((202) 225-4527)
The hits just keep on coming for the anti-worker card check plan. It seems that denying the right to a secret ballot just isn’t popular with American workers or families. There are hard-hitting editorials, like this one in today’s Washington Times.

"[E]ven the smallest businesses could face the costs associated with union strikes and binding arbitration. And it goes a step further, giving the employer only 120 days to respond to his employees' requests for collective bargaining or face a forced arbitration to be overseen by a federal judge."

Editorial, “Discard 'undemocratic' card check,” Washington Times, 01.30.09

Then there are the op-eds, a flood of American voices from all across the country, like this one in the San Angelo Standard-Times. 

 "Imagine walking into your private voting booth on Election Day. Now imagine the curtain is open and people are watching you vote. Now visualize these spectators telling you how to vote.

"Does this offend you? If it does, you're probably against the attempt by organized labor to radically alter the workplace by seeking union recognition outside of the long protected secret-ballot election."

Newton, “Employee Free Choice Act damaging to entrepreneurs,” Standard-Times, 01.29.09

And don’t forget straight news, with articles exposing the growing concern among local businesses, family-owned companies, and workers’ rights advocates, like this one, in the Post Star.

"Community business leaders are sounding the alarm about a proposed law that would make it easier to create a labor union, legislation they say is not widely understood but is potentially crippling to companies in the area."

Kerr, “Law would benefit unions,” Post Star, 01.29.09

But perhaps the most interesting development this week, covered in this Washington Examiner editorial, was the release of new polling data that shows a whopping 74 percent of members of union households oppose the card check provision.

It’s been a rough week for card check supporters – the few who actually exist.

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