The Employee Free Choice Act is Vital for Economic Recovery
| By Doug - Jun 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm EDT |
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Categories: Economic Fairness and Security, Workers' Rights, Opinion, Front Page
Categories: Economic Fairness and Security, Workers' Rights, Opinion, Front Page
Thom Coffman, owner of the Clarmont Restaurant, had a letter to the editor published in the Dispatch Saturday under the headline: "Kilroy should vote against card-check legislation"
http://dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2009/06/27/Coffman_MUST_SAT.ART_ART_06-27-09_A11_JKEA7G4.html?sid=101
Mr. Coffman lists reasons why he thinks the Employee Free Choice Act would be bad. Does he realize that Southwest Airlines is the mostly heavily unionized airline and also the safest, most efficient and profitable?
Coffman doesn't seem to understand that organized labor has not been competing on a level playing field with organized capital. To paraphrase what President Lincoln said, without labor there would be no capital.
Card check would be no different than registering to vote which is public information. Under card check, once enough workers support a union there would be a secret ballot to elect union leaders.
Canada has had a similar version of the Employee Free Choice. It's level of unionization is much higher and its ecomomy has held up much better than here.
Unionization was a primary reason why a strong middle class formed post-WWII. Unionized jobs pay somewhat higher wages. Wages are the source of demand in the economy.
Passage of EFCA would increase disposable incomes which would mean more customers. Mr. Coffman's arguements are penny-wise and pound foolish. Actually, I'm not very eager to dine at the Clarmont and I bet there are many other progressives who feel the same way.
Fortunately, I believe that Mary Jo Kilroy understands all this and will represent the 15th District well by supporting the Employee Free Choice Act.
http://dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2009/06/27/Coffman_MUST_SAT.ART_ART_06-27-09_A11_JKEA7G4.html?sid=101
Mr. Coffman lists reasons why he thinks the Employee Free Choice Act would be bad. Does he realize that Southwest Airlines is the mostly heavily unionized airline and also the safest, most efficient and profitable?
Coffman doesn't seem to understand that organized labor has not been competing on a level playing field with organized capital. To paraphrase what President Lincoln said, without labor there would be no capital.
Card check would be no different than registering to vote which is public information. Under card check, once enough workers support a union there would be a secret ballot to elect union leaders.
Canada has had a similar version of the Employee Free Choice. It's level of unionization is much higher and its ecomomy has held up much better than here.
Unionization was a primary reason why a strong middle class formed post-WWII. Unionized jobs pay somewhat higher wages. Wages are the source of demand in the economy.
Passage of EFCA would increase disposable incomes which would mean more customers. Mr. Coffman's arguements are penny-wise and pound foolish. Actually, I'm not very eager to dine at the Clarmont and I bet there are many other progressives who feel the same way.
Fortunately, I believe that Mary Jo Kilroy understands all this and will represent the 15th District well by supporting the Employee Free Choice Act.
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