Lower Merion and Narberth residents against the Employee Free Choice Act

Statements adopted from the Pennsylvania State Republican Party.

WHEREAS, Declining union membership has prompted labor organizations to explore new ways to secure union members, including the recent Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), a union-supported bill in the U.S. Congress that would implement a number of measures that purport to help workers but only help labor organizations themselves; and

WHEREAS, The provisions of the legislation include the replacement of secret ballot voting in union elections with a card check system that undermines basic American democratic principles and potentially exposes workers to unnecessary pressures and coercion; and

WHEREAS, The bill includes measures to make a simple majority of workers voting for unionization all that is necessary to forces a company to recognize the union as representing all employees, even those who did not favor unionization, and all employees would also be compelled to pay union dues and submit to a union senioritybased promotion regime, reducing the take-home pay of workers in hard times and stifling growth opportunities for some of the best workers; and

WHEREAS, Under EFCA, workers would lose the right to vote on their contracts and, if an agreement isnt reached in 90 days, would be forced to conform to he decisions of a federally appointed arbitrator; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, do hereby express our grave concern over the provision of EFCA which takes away freedom of choice from the American Worker, undermines democratic traditions, diminishes take-home pay and growth opportunity, and undermines businesses; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, do hereby strongly call upon the entire Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation to show their support for the American worker and oppose passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.