Card Check Roll Call
A review of the roll-call vote of the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill, H.R. 800, shows an almost partisan vote; however, 13 Republicans voted in favor of the scheme: Mike Ferguson (NJ-07) Vito Fosella (NY-13) Pete King (NY-03)…
The Threat Is Real
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is itching to become president so he can sign the card check forced-unionism scheme into law. Speaking at a rally in Chicago, the presidential candidate vowed: “We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act [as if…
Will Calls Card Check Bill Radical
Venerable columnist George Will has weighed in on the dangers of the Card Check Bill, calling it “radical” and “Orwellian.” Will demands that “any member of Congress who was elected by a secret ballot should oppose the so-called “Employee Free…
Miller’s Backyard Paper Fights Card Check Scheme
The San Francisco Examiner has weighed in with a policy editorial opposing Rep. George Miller’s (D-CA) Card Check Bill calling it “Orwellian.” “Under the [so-called] Employee Free Choice Act,” according to Miller’s cleverly worded press release . . . “[w]hat…
The Hits Keep Rolling In
Big Labor’s effort to sneak the Card Check scheme through the Congress has hit a snag. More and more Americans are becoming aware of their efforts. Here are the latest defenses of workplace democracy from newspapers and blogs throughout the…
Rep. Kline Takes Lead
Rep. John Kline has taken the Card Check Bill by the horns weighing in with a powerful editorial against Big Labor’s card check scheme: “The right to a secret ballot is the cornerstone of our democracy. For centuries, Americans…
Contact Shelly Moore Capito
Big labor activists are pressuring Rep. Shelly Moore Capito to support the card-check bill. The Charleston Gazette reports that Capito has “not yet pledged her support to the legislation.” West Virginia readers and any other American who cares about workers’…
Big Labor - Big Hurry
Big Labor – Big Hurry Fast Tracking Card Check Bill The inaptly but officially labeled “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R. 800) was introduced in the 110th Congress by Rep. George Miller (CA-7) on February 5, 2007. House Democrats, fearing…
The Secret Ballot Destruction Act
Policy analyst Doug Bandow dubs the recently introduced Card Check Forced Unionism Bill the “Secret Ballot Destruction Act.” It has a nice ring to it. You can link to the Bandow piece at www.americanprowler.org.