Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.

At a time when our nation’s viability in the world market must be strengthened and Congress should be focusing on legislation that will grow, not stunt, the economy, passage of the Democrat's so called Employee Free Choice Act, better know as card check, would be without the support of the American people and would have the following effects on our job market:

• At least 7.1 million Americans will eventually be forced into unions, further devastating labor markets and reducing corporate competiveness.
• As many as 765,000 potential jobs in the economy will be cut within two years.
• In addition, a recent survey shows that 88% of Americans want private ballots to remain, just that, PRIVATE.

These statistics show that passage of the Employee Free Choice Act would not only be a sure step in the wrong direction, but would be a step that the majority of the American people could not support. I encourage all of my colleagues to listen to the American public and support The Secret Ballot Protection Act as it preserves the sanctity of worker free choice and protects them from intimidation, threats, misinformation or coercion by a union or co-workers to sign a card and agree to ‘card check’ recognition.

Learn more on Congressman Brown's support for The Secret Ballot Protection Act.

Posted by Brown Staff (03-11-2009, 10:25 AM) filed under Labor

 

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