Contact Representatives to OPPOSE the Employee Free Choice Act

I am writing with great concern regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) or "card check" legislation. Effectively eliminating over 70 years of precedent established under the National Labor Relations Act(NLRA) of 1935, the EFCA would radically overhaul current labor law by replacing the use of secret ballots in union organizing efforts with a "card check" system.
Currently, workers decide to unionize by a private ballot election, allowing them to vote anonymously without fear of intimidation or retaliation. Under "card check," however, union organizers would only have to gather a majority of signed cards from workers to claim union representation, which would then be made public to the employer, union organizers and coworkers. "Card check" would not only undermine a worker's right to secret ballot elections, but also hinder economic growth and threaten our economy's ability to create jobs.
There would be no private ballot election and no freedom of choice.
This legislation contains equally concerning language that would force binding arbitration on employees and employers. This provision undermines the system of collective bargaining. Government imposed binding contracts on employees and employers would weaken a business's ability to effectively control their operation, while also eliminating an employee's ability to vote on or ratify their contract terms of employment.
All workers deserve the fundamental American right to a federally supervised private ballot election. This right is guaranteed when you vote in political elections and there is no reason why it should be surrendered in the workplace.
I urge you to VOTE NO on CARD CHECK, and instead focus on protecting and maintaining the existing standards of NLRA laws.