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Employee Free Choice Act The Employee Free Choice Act is one of the most damaging bills now before Congress. It would: - Eliminate secret ballots in union certification elections with a “card check” election, - Mandate binding arbitration after 90 days of negotiation on the first contract after certification and - Limit an employer’s ability to communicate with employees during a union organizing effort. A compromise EFCA, being developed by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) would replace “card check” with quickie, or “ambush,” elections. This provision would dramatically limit any employer communication in the election process. The compromise EFCA would still include the binding arbitration, as well as employer restrictions and fines found in previous versions of the legislation. In addition, the compromise bill would also provide so-called "equal access" to give union organizers access to employees on employer premises without employer supervision. MSCI has opposed the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), HR 1409 and S 560, from its inception and continues to oppose passage of this legislation in any of the amended forms that are being proposed as compromises. Now is the time to contact your legislators, and those who represent districts in which you have operations, urging them to oppose the EFCA in any form. Click here to send a letter. For more information, we encourage you to review the highly informative website of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, www.myprivateballot.com. The coalition is sponsored by dozens of businesses and trade associations, including MSCI. While it is important that every Member of Congress hear from MSCI Members on this important issue, we encourage you to contact the Senators below and urge them to oppose votes, especially votes on cloture in the Senate, on the EFCA in any form.
EFCA Updates and Additional Information
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