Comments on: Gallup: Americans favor Employee Free Choice Act

By: Sheila Darragh

Sheila Darragh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:54:07 +0000

Whoever said “people get the government they deserve,” was absolutely right. How sad.

By: Mike F

Mike F — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:45:48 +0000

Well said – DMG. It certainly does feel like a steam roller; we have EFCA and health care being push down everyone’s throat. It almost seems like they want to get something done to see if it works.

The “compromise” might be acceptable to unions, although they will whine that it’s not what they want. I spoke with a person who used to be a big union organizer who now assists companies in their effort to remain union free. He told me that the unions’ big interest in this whole fiasco is the guaranteed first contract that they will get with arbitration.

By: DMG

DMG — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:02:35 +0000

I couldn’t say it better than HR Says. I’ve been actively opposing this bill since 2007 when none one seemed to care. Now some are caring now but not willing to do much about it until it bites us in the rear, probably with some sort of “son of EFCA” bill that will be equally as damaging to business. This admin just doesn’t care about small business, or any business for that matter. Where does BO seem to think his jobs are coming from? Silly me, of course, from the federal government who is taking over everything because they are the experts on EVERYTHING! Wake up America and learn the facts. Understand what you are signing and what you are voting on. Daily I’m becoming more frustrated with the ramrod tactics of this administration and how most are standing by watching the train roll by.

By: HR

HR — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:47:52 +0000

This turned out to be a big ruse….aim high knowing you only wanted to get something else – the proverbial foot in the door – “Fast Track”

So now Unions can rampage in your business free as they choose to organize while you do nothing and in 5-10 days a vote is cast….not much time for any business to mount any effort against this highly organized and well funded gang taking over their business.

They will take over because if no agreement is reached in 90 days then a “government appointed” official enters the picture and tells YOU the business owner how to run your business.

The same thing is being done with Healthcare….lofty goals espoused but the compromise they vote for is equally as devastating…..for all of us. Obama is showing how much of a gangster from Chicago he truly is….he promised the moon but is giving us a cesspool of debt.

By: Sheila Darragh

Sheila Darragh — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:43:29 +0000

Pollsters should be held accountable for the questions they pose. The very first question should be “How closely are you following the issue?” or “What do you understand this issue to be?” If the pollant has no knowledge or understanding of the issue, his/her opinion is moot. To parphrase satirist Tom Lehrer “…Those who don’t know what they are talking about should simply shut up.” I am very concerned that the American public has taken freedom so for granted, and so apathetic they don’t seem to mind giving it up. I even hear people say “we need a little socialism.” How many people leave the US to defect to a socialist country? Our forebears would be so disappointed in us.

By: Harold

Harold — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:20:16 +0000

Everyone needs to continue to communicate by mail and email to your various congressman to fight EFCA, even a watered down version. Also contact those members of the Congress opposed to the bill and thank them for their continued vote against EFCA.

In preparing for managment labor training this week, I researched the DOL’s OLM website and looked up the annual reports of the TEamsters and UAW. How many of you realize that Teamster Trustees make over $120,00/year, and organizers/ representaives in both Teamsters and UAW make well over $100,000/year. This did not include perquistes. With executive salaries like that I would call Unions “big business” also. Most Union executives also belong to several pension plans – the “local”, the “regional” and as an employee of the National Union, that pension also.

Why does the Union movement need EFCA – the NLRB website annual report shows that success rates for current secret ballot elections has a high rate of success, and the rate has been on the increase for several years?

EFCA is depending on data that is several years old to mislead people into thinking the process is not fair and balanced. The pendulum has been swinging back toward the Unions favor for several year.

Make your analysis based on facts not on rhetoric and right as many congressman as possible.

By: Yoli

Yoli — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:49:25 +0000

Where are they trying to take this country? Didn’t Obama promise to keep the jobs HERE? How could this help to convince the employers to keep their jobs HERE?

By: HR

HR — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:44:09 +0000

Especially the SEIU who has a voiciferous leader with a goal of unionizing every business and who allocated $30M to Obama’s campaign effort to help raise $500M – virtually making their pet project (this bill) a reality for the 2M+ union members who represent immigrants, health care professionals, government employees……the ramifications are staggering.

How just coincidental all of these measures seem to be to the unenlightened masses who can’t accept the political realities because they were promised “change” when what they really got was a whole lot more of the same. You simply can’t seperate the politics from this topic no matter how hard you try.

Asleep at the wheel is right Dave.

By: David Palen

David Palen — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:26:26 +0000

Wendy keeps directing everyone away from the politics of EFCA, when that is really all that really matters. If EFCA does not become law in the next 18 months, it will all depend on the elections of 2010. If the number of Democrats in the US Senate goes from 59 to 60, EFCA is virtually assured. HR professionals, for the most part, are asleep at the wheel. If we care about our business, if we care about not becoming like Germany or Canada (economies that are always marginally good or just a mess) then you can’t vote for Democrats. This is sad, but it is a fact that Democrats politicians can’t say no to labor unions.

By: Judy Buckley

Judy Buckley — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:39:53 +0000

Harold, great suggestions. We all seem to be in agreement that the EFCA in its present form would not be good for our companies. Let’s take some proactive steps. I hear you, RedM3, and I hope employees will be more open-minded than those in your experience. Remember, everyone, this is a tough economy right now. I’ve heard stories where there are 700 applicants for one job, as an example. So, I don’t think many want to bolt and I don’t think many would want to strike (we in CA can remind them of the results of the market strike a few years ago) – and, can we emphasize that EFCA (if passed in its present form) takes away the right of secret ballot election? If not, guess we just have to continue to treat people well, and fairly, and educate them, and do whatever else is in our power to keep our workplaces attractive as is. Some companies probably really would have to go out of business if a union came in and was able to force an unaffordable contract through. I’m not sure if we could say that, though.