Employee Free Choice Act

Video produced for SEIU about the Employee Free Choice Act. Features American Rights at Work Executive Director Mary Beth Maxwell.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• labor
• unions
• workers
• employee
• free
• choice
• act
• mary
• beth
• maxwell
• seiu

[BigJimyStyle]

if most americans did just fine without unions that would be fine, in fact it would be wonderfull. It would mean the employers are treating there employee's right, but in so many cases in this country thats not the case, people forget why unions where created, for those workers who have been treated unfairly by there employers, poor health care or even NO health care, sick days, vacation, even the 40 hour work week, those where union fights for everyone not just union members.

[IWLocal8]

Card check is what is currently in place. The EFCA doesn't take anything away - except the employer's ability to intimidate.

[drewcitadel]

I would never join a union. I hate those blood sucking, extortionist scumbags. The only good union is a busted one. 

[selfrealizedexile]

Union-supporters and socialist-apologists are usually the kid picked last for dodgeball who has a dreadful fear of competition as being innate "oppressive." It's okay, pencil-neck Jimmy, you can get your something for nothing, too!

[IWLocal8]

Card checking is what is currently in place.

[Ingenue001]

KNEEL BEFORE YOUR UNION OVERLORDS!

Unions are the most powerful and destructive force on earth, they destroyed france, israel, uk. Cities like Detroit, Philly, etc.. They destroyed american industry and made the chinese rulers of the earth. They do not help works, but use them as pawns in their evil extortion rackets.

[sullim04]

In addition, my company doesn't keep slackers and gives a great deal to its employees with outstanding benefits. Unions make it more difficult to get rid of slackers they actually protect them. You said it by your statement - "Companies already keep negligent....what's the difference."

[sullim04]

Research - Employee Free Choice Act states that if a majority of workers sign authorizations designating the union as a bargaining representative the union will be will be certified by the NLRB. Where is the privacy of selection where is the secret ballot.

[sullim04]

I don't have a problem with unions but I want the secret ballot not unions by card checking.

[gdevane]

Companies already keep negligent, incompetant slackers. If many of them are managers what's the difference?

[gdevane]

Workers are 10x's more afraid of losing their jobs than outside union intimidation. That is a very weak comparison.

The typical corporate tactic is to fire the chief union organizer, regardless of how well he worked for the company. That is the strongest tactic you see as a worker for a corporation.