Everyone loses under EFCA — Except Unions
EFCA would destroy the delicate balance established through 60 years of carefully crafted labor law that has served employees and employers well for decades. The National Labor Relations Board already has strict procedures in place to ensure fair private ballot elections, free of employer or union coercion. Existing procedures are no threat to unions; they lead to swift and fair elections. According to the NLRB, unions currently win 61 percent of the time.
And both employers and employees will lose if traditional negotiation is replaced by arbitration. EFCA would impose an unrealistic timeline for when the first labor contract must be reached when a union is certified, which unions could use to their advantage. A federal arbitrator — not the employer and union representative — could dictate the terms of the contract, including wages, benefits and work rules. Employers would be forced to live for two years under the terms of an agreement drawn up by an arbitrator that will potentially know very little about the business. That’s a long time to tie the hands of businesses that are struggling to survive.
It’s time to take action to defeat the EFCA.
Contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives and tell them to vote “NO” on the EFCA.
Attend an MMA Grassroots Meeting in your area to learn more about the EFCA and how you can join the effort to defeat it.
Check out the useful tools in the Employer Toolkit to help educate yourself, your employees, business colleagues, and members of the press about the dangers of the EFCA.
