FreedomWorks Battles Big Labor on Capitol Hill

Members of the grassroots organization FreedomWorks protested at a rally organized by the AFL-CIO today. Various unions were gathered in support of an anti-democratic bill called the Employee Free Choice Act, which includes a "Card Check" provision.

Card Check is a "top down" system. It does away with secret ballots in workplace elections. Due to the absence of a secret ballot, Card Check effectively removes current privacy protections for employees voting on whether to form a union. This bill would open up the workplace to intimidation and corruption from outside organizers who are more concerned with bolstering union dues than working for the employees' best interests. More alarming, it is an erosion of the democratic principle of a secret ballot.

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[Sovereign4Ever]

It amazes me how these sheeple are blindly following their Pied Piper while Big Labor/Communists/Socialists totally destroy freedom across the globe--America included. Using phrases like the "American Dream" to disguise their real agenda will totally work on the uneducated masses. When the union bosses & their cohorts are the "haves" & these misguided sheeple are the "have nots", they may finally realize they traded freedom for shackles & chains.

[bigfilmhat]

That was pretty funny when the "Freedomworks" guy said that he was supporting workers rights. But I don't sense malice, he ACTUALLY believes that stopping the Employee Free Choice Act helps average working people. He is very poorly informed.

[mfleming98]

always having fun in D.C. huh bstein?

[bstein80]

I have to admit, some of the guys and gals were scary.