WORKFORCE FAIRNESS INSTITUTE

“Any U.S. Senator who gets tricked into voting for cloture on this so-called ‘compromise’ will have to answer to their constituents for letting the fox into the henhouse.”
 – Katie Packer, Executive Director, Workforce Fairness Institute

The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today issued the following statement to make certain the record is absolutely clear on any votes in the U.S. Senate concerning the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA).
 
“Any U.S. Senator who gets tricked into voting for cloture on this so-called ‘compromise’ will have to answer to their constituents for letting the fox into the henhouse.  Union bosses have made it abundantly clear that they are willing to do anything to get 60 votes,” said Katie Packer, executive director of the Workforce Fairness Institute.  “Once a bill is on the floor – where the threshold for passage is much lower – Big Labor will demand amendments including the addition of previously removed provisions.”
 
The Workforce Fairness Institute is an organization committed to educating voters, employers, employees and citizens about issues affecting the workplace. To learn more, please visit: http://www.workforcefairness.com.
 
To schedule an interview with a Workforce Fairness Institute representative, please contact Kelly Oliver (ext. 140) or Mary Beth Hutchins (ext. 105) at (703) 683-5004.
 
 
Background:
 
SEIU Boss Stern States He “Expect[s] A Vote On A Majority Sign-Up Provision In The Final Bill Or By Amendment In Both Houses Of Congress”:
 
“Soon after the Times piece hit the newsstands late last week, Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern quickly poured cold water on it.  In a brief statement, he strongly suggested that he expects the contentious provision to be restored once it hits the Senate floor.  ‘As we have said from day one, majority sign-up is the best way for workers to have the right to choose a voice at their workplace,’ Stern said.  ‘The Employee Free Choice Act is going through the usual legislative process, and we expect a vote on a majority sign-up provision in the final bill or by amendment in both houses of Congress.’  SEIU spokeswoman Ramona Oliver on Friday declined to elaborate on Stern’s statement, calling it ‘very, very clear.’” (Matthew Murray, “Unions Open To EFCA Deal,” Roll Call, 7/20/09)