Letters to the Editor Get the Word Out
02/16/09
A New York Times editorial in late December made a powerful case for the Employee Free Choice Act, referring to it as “vital legislation.” The Times endorsement was impressive, but members of Congress often look to newspapers, radio and TV stations, and blogs in their home states to get a sense of support for legislation among their own constituents.
That’s why CWA members are busy writing letters to the editor to their local papers in order to get the word out about the Employee Free Choice Act. In North Carolina, Bill Burton saw a letter from an opponent of the bill in the News and Observer and wanted to make sure readers got the full story:
Employees DO keep secret-ballot rights under the Employee Free Choice Act. They would simply gain an additional way to seek a contract and union representation through card check. The bill still provides for a secret-ballot election should employees opt for it. [Kilpatrick Stockton lawyer Richard] Haygood rightly assumes that most working men and women will use the card check method to avoid the coercion, threats, intimidation and even firings that companies use to discourage employees from forming a union.
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