Skip to Content

Secret Ballot Watch

What the People are Saying About Card Check...Part II

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 23, 2009 | Alexa Marrero ((202) 225-4527)
For months, we’ve heard from politicians, pundits, and the press about the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as card check.

Ever wonder what ordinary people think about the plan to replace secret ballots with a public sign-up and put federal bureaucrats in charge of workplace contracts? Check out these letters to the editors of newspapers across America …

From Pennsylvania:  

“Just as bad, the Card Check bill includes a ‘binding arbitration’ provision that would let the federal government dictate wages and benefits under a union contract, and then deprive workers of the chance to vote on that contract.

“This expansion of government power is almost like re-establishing wage and price controls in our economy, and could put many employers out of business. With the current state of the economy, do we really need to put more employers out of business?” 

Suter, Letter to the Editor, “Union ‘Card Check’ Bill is A Form of Coercion,” Pocono Record, 06.21.09 

From North Carolina:   

“In my previous career, I worked for 30 years in manufacturing operations for two international companies. I worked in both non-union and union plants. …

“This act has nothing to do with freedom, in fact it denies the employee’s right to a secret ballot, nor does it serve the interests of America’s workforce. Furthermore, the act targets small businesses with three or more employees.”

Taylor, Letter to the Editor, “Oppose Employee Free Choice Act,” Greenville Daily Reflector, 06.21.09 

From Alaska:   

“I am employed at a non-union HVAC company as a journeyman plumber in North Pole. My company chooses to pay me $50-plus an hour, cover my health insurance and match my retirement, which is still in good condition. This is more than the unions can say. Their pensions are dwindling, inadequate and might be non-existent when employees try to retire.

“This being said, I choose to stay with my company and non-union. This choice however, might not be mine if the unions get the EFCA passed.”

Beckley, Letter to the Editor, ”No Choice Act,” Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 06.21.09 

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard the voices of everyday Americans speaking out against card check.

When will the special interests listen?

# # #
Stay Connected