thetruthaboutefca.com | The Truth About The Employee Free Choice Act & Card Check

The Arkansas News weighs in against the nomination of Craig Becker, a top lawyer for the AFL-CIO and SEIU, to join the National Labor Relations Board:

Presidents deserve wide latitude in filling executive branch positions. But given his far-left philosophical leanings, the possibility that Mr. Becker would use the post to help organized labor impose its agenda through the back door without congressional consent is a real concern.

Mr. Becker’s nomination will likely come up as soon as this week. If they stick together, Senate Republicans have the ability to ensure it’s DOA — and that’s precisely what they should do.

Agreed!

Well, this is a doozy. ACORN’s chapter in Arkansas (where the group was founded) has put out a video explaining why they support the Employee Free Choice Act:

It’s great that they think people should “have the right to organize” in their workplace. In fact, they already do. But here’s the weird thing: ACORN doesn’t believe in letting its own organizers unionize through the card check process; it uses its right to demand elections. But wait, there’s more: ACORN has been found to bust union drives of its own employees.

One website of unhappy organizers says:

• ACORN management runs the organization’s agenda and members are told what to do — We demand that ACORN become a true member-run organization!
• ACORN activists fight for Living Wages but management refuses to pay a Living Wage and forces organizers to work 54-80 hours a week — We demand a 40-hour work week and a Living Wage!
• ACORN organizers are fighting for 7 days of mandatory paid sick leave for the rest of workers — but ACORN management only gives us 5 days!
• ACORN’s membership is a beautiful rainbow of diversity, but ACORN management discriminates against minority Organizers – We demand management treat Hispanic and African-American organizers with respect!
• ACORN management pays organizers less than a Living Wage while it hid $1 million embezzlement — We demand that ACORN management stops getting rich while we starve!
• ACORN management says it supports unions but busts union drives by ACORN organizers — We demand the right to organize!

We’re confident Arkansas legislators will listen to more responsible employers on issues as serious as the Employee Free Choice Act.

The Arkansas Times blog has this note:

Washington press continues to report that U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin is intent on forcing a vote on the Employee Free Choice Act, the union-backed legislation to restore some balance to labor negotiations.

If Arkansas senators’ votes are neeed, fuhgeddaboudit.

Don’t forget ABC members’ comments to Arkansas’s senators:

As noted earlier, Arkansas was the latest battleground for the Employee Free Choice Act. Sparked by a small rally by union activists, a local news station ran a story on the issue, interviewing ABC National Legislative Committee Chairman Bruce Cross to explain the problems with the bill.