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WMC EFCA Briefing Center
Save the Secret Ballot: Stop the Employee Free Choice Act

Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) /Card Check

Member Update: WMC Delivers Over 1,200 EFCA petitions to Wisconsin Congressional Offices

Click here for the EFCA member update.

New WMC Ads Urge Opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

WMC has launched a new round of TV and radio ads urging Wisconsin residents to call U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-La Crosse), U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Appleton), and U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin), to urge them to vote “NO” on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).

TV Ad:
WMC TV Ad: No on EFCA, Kagen-Kohl (Quick Time)
WMC TV Ad: No on EFCA, Kagen-Kohl (Windows Media)

Radio Ads:
WMC Radio Ad: No on EFCA (Kagen-Kohl) (mp3 file)
WMC Radio Ad: No On EFCA (Kind) (mp3 file)

EFCA Postcards:
Kind/Kohl Postcard #1 (pdf file)
Kind/Kohl Postcard #2 (pdf file)
Kagen/Kohl Postcard #1 (pdf file)
Kagen/Kohl Postcard #2 (pdf file)
Kohl Postcard #1 (pdf file)
Kohl Postcard #2 (pdf file)

EFCA would make it easier for unions to organize in your business. EFCA would eliminate the right to a secret ballot in a union organizing election, impose contracts based on the decisions of federal arbitrators, and increase fines and penalties for employers.

ACTION: Please call your Congressman and Senator and explain how EFCA would impact your business and your ability to create and retain jobs in your community. Please urge employees to contact their representatives on this issue.

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl: (920) 738-1640
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold: (202) 224-5323
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind: (608) 782-2558
U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen: (920) 437-1954
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan: (202) 225-3031
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin: (202) 225-2906
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore: (202) 225-4572
U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (202) 225-5101
U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (202) 225-2476
U.S. Rep. David Obey (202) 225-3365

TAKE ACTION: Card Check Battle Not Over

Get Involved: Join the WMC Community Action Network, our grassroots team that is fighting to stop Card Check.

Educate your employees: Sign up for the Wisconsin Prosperity Project (P2) to help educate your employees about issues that affect your business. Sign up today!

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Organized labor is seeking to dramatically rewrite American labor law with legislation that would essentially abolish secret ballot elections during union organizing drives. By forcing workers out of the voting booth and subjecting them to a public 'card check' scheme, the bill would take privacy, power, and choice away from America's workers.

WMC strongly opposes this anti-democratic legislation, and encourages you to send this important message to Congress through the WMC Legislative Alert feature, or the U.S. Chamber's Virtual March on Washington.

7/21/09 UPDATE: Reports are surfacing that a group of seven senators have decided to abandon efforts to take away secret ballot elections. While this may sound like a win, it's hardly time to celebrate. Union bosses aren't likely to lay down for their key legislative demand after spending millions to elect anti-business lawmakers.

Our efforts thus far have been successful, but the fight isn't over. Big Labor has millions of dollars at their disposal and are spending big bucks to persuade our elected officials. Please help us make sure that the voice of the Illinois manufacturer is heard loud and clear in Washington.

RELATED MATERIAL:
TAKE ACTION: Card Check Battle Not Over
NAM Policy Update - Employee FORCED Choice Act Update
U.S. Chamber: EFCA Update (7/20/09)
Dems Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions (7/16/09)
Join U.S. Chamber's Virtual March Against EFCA
Businesses, Voters Oppose Employee Free Choice Act
300 Wisconsin Businesses Sign Joint Letter to U.S. Congress Opposing EFCA (pdf file)
TAKE ACTION: Save the Secret Ballot
The Case Against Card Check, New Study
Employee Free Choice Act Overview (pdf file)
www.EFCA-INFO.org
U.S. Chamber: No to EFCA - Protect Secret Ballot
U .S. Chamber Testimony Center
American Solutions: Protect Secret Ballot Elections
Sample Letter to Congressman and Senators
EFCA Overview Brochure (11x17 brochure)
Personalized Postcard to Non-members
Personalized Postcard to Members with Personal Webpage (PURL)
Specter Announcement