Issue Position: Card Check

Issue Position

I oppose card check. The so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) does anything but give workers freedom of choice. Currently, employees have the right to vote by secret ballot to determine whether their workplace organizes under a labor union. That election is supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to ensure that employees cast a free and legitimate vote in private. The EFCA would remove the right to secret ballot, as well as NLRB oversight, forcing employees to "vote" by signing their name in front of union organizers and coworkers. A secret ballot is the bedrock of free and fair elections and removing it only opens the process up to intimidation and coercion. The EFCA is also extremely destructive to businesses and job-creation. Should a company's workforce unionize, that employer would have three months to reach a labor agreement before a federal arbitrator forced a contract upon them. It's bad for workers, bad for employers, and only gives government more control.

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