EFCA A Red State Editorial....(Florida)

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(snip) There are many lessons in the recent slide into recession, but one that should stand out is that workers and businesses are in this situation together. If businesses are hurt, so are their workers. Unfortunately, big labor is using these economic problems to push for legislation that would help beef up its coffers and is doing so by trying to pit workers against business owners. The legislation the union bosses are supporting - the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) - would hurt both workers and businesspeople, and it is not the type of legislation we need if this nation's economy is to make a timely recovery.

(snip) But it is in the interest of union bosses to foment conflict - it leads to more unions being formed and greater revenue for their coffers. With recent Democratic gains in Congress, they are hopeful that the Employee Free Choice Act will become law. This legislation's ironic name is an attempt to hide the fact that it would remove employee choice and foster a variety of confrontational practices that would harm both workers and business owners.

(snip) When workers are forced to declare their allegiance to a union in the open, they are far more subject to intimidation and coercion than when they can make this decision in private. It is no coincidence that, when private-ballot elections are used, fewer workers vote in favor of unions than when they are asked to publicly sign a card.

(snip) Enacting EFCA would put many Florida businesses on the same path as we are seeing with the automakers and other industries. What is the point of having a strong union if the business where unionized workers are employed can't remain viable? Congress needs to reject EFCA and send the message to our business owners and workers that their interests - not those of union bosses - are the true priority of our lawmakers.


A bit more bullshit here:
http://www.theledger.com/article/20090127/COLUMNISTS/901270309

This is the face of the enemy.