AlterNet: Dems Introduce Vital Protections for Workers; Corporate America Responds With a Big Lie

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Dems Introduce Vital Protections for Workers; Corporate America Responds With a Big Lie

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. Posted March 11, 2009.

There is nothing more terrifying to corporate America than the prospect of dealing with its workforce on an even playing field.



On Tuesday, House Democrats introduced the Employee Free Choice Act, a vitally important package of protections that would help restore working people's much-denuded right to join a union if they so desire.

There's nothing more terrifying to corporate America than the prospect of dealing with its workforce on an even playing field, and, along with its allies in Congress, it's pulling out all the stops to keep that from happening.

The Chamber of Commerce, D.C. lobbyists, firms that rely on cheap labor and a host of "Astroturf" front groups have built a massive war chest they're using to try to defeat the EFCA and other efforts to put a check on corporate power and rebuild a declining middle class.

The central message of their campaign is remarkably dishonest. America's professional union-busters have seized on a compelling talking point tailored to suit our political culture, namely that the "card-check" provision of the EFCA -- which allows workers to form a union if a majority indicate they want one -- which does away with "secret ballots" that Americans have come to expect when casting a vote. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/workplace/130958/dems_introduce_vital_protections_for_workers%3B_corporate_america_responds_with_a_big_lie/

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