To better assist small-business owners efforts to engage employees in this issue, NSBA has prepared this web-based EFCA Toolkit that provides fact sheets, polling data, and YouTube videos about the bill in order to help with your communications.
The deceptively named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) strips workers of their right to a government-supervised, private-ballot vote and replaces it with a forced-unionization system. This fact sheet offers data points on public opinion, special interest opinion, and myriad other measures being taken to prevent passage of EFCA.
Use the NSBA’s Legislative Action Center to contact your members of Congress today! Watch for targeted action alerts to see if your Senators or Member of Congress is a potential target. Remember, the procedural vote in the Senate is the most critical vote. Urge your Senator to vote “no” on cloture.
How to talk to Employees about EFCA
EFCA will impact both employers and employees alike. Take the time to encourage your employees to fully educate themselves on the impact of EFCA. EFCA would strip away workers’ right to a secret ballot election when deciding whether their workplace will join a union. Employees should know what it means to be in a union, including the withholding of union dues, use of mandatory political contributions and solvency of pension plans in which they will be forced to enroll.
Opinion polls consistently show that Americans overwhelmingly support a worker’s right to a private-ballot election and oppose an EFCA workplace. Just take a look at the numbers and see for yourself.
NSBA is leading the fight against EFCA on a national level, but what efforts are underway on the local level? Here you will find myriad resources for efforts underway in your own backyard.