Help Defeat the So-Called "Employee Free Choice Act"!

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, or “card check”) would require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a union if presented with signed authorization cards from a majority of employees at a company that the union is seeking to authorize.  The bill would prohibit a secret ballot election, the standard for determining union representation since the 1940s, once a majority of cards have been signed. 

The bill also provides for imposing contract terms on private employers through a process of compulsory binding arbitration.  If an employer and a union are unable to reach agreement on a first contract within 90 days, it can be referred to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) for mediation.  After 30 days of mediation, the dispute will be referred to arbitration.  Results of the arbitration will then be binding for two years.

The legislation was first introduced in February 2007, and was reintroduced on March 10, 2009 in both the House and Senate.  Your immediate action is required in order to help defeat this anti-competitive and anti-small business legislation!