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“One point is clear: Smaller numbers of unionized workers mean less bargaining power, and less bargaining power results in lower wages. “
-Robert Reich-former U.S. secretary of Labor, is professor of public policy at UC Berkeley and the author, most recently, of "Supercapitalism."
Add Robert Reich to the list of prominent scholars who believe that the Employee Free Choice Act is an integral part of any economic recovery plan. In an opinion piece in today’s Los Angeles Times, Robert Reich extols the virtues of hard work and the middle class while offering a history lesson on how unions deliver prosperity. “The way to get the economy back on track is to boost the purchasing power of the middle class. One major way to do this is to expand the percentage of working Americans in unions.”
During this economic crisis it is dangerous to be sidetracked by the false sloganeering and push-polling of groups that oppose any freedom that empowers working people. The Employee Free Choice Act ensures the best kind of stimulus program; a good job. Its common sense, union workers bring 30 percent more home to their families and their communities and are 59% more likely to have employer-provided health insurance.
The EFCA allows workers to negotiate with their employers after a majority approve in a simple card check procedure. Only after an agreement is reached and approved by a majority of workers in a secret ballot election do the workers have a union. It’s time to pass the EFCA and unleash the productivity of American workers who are the engine that drives American economic prosperity.
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