What is the Employee Free Choice Act?
The Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the Card Check bill, would strip employees of their right to a secret ballot during union organizing campaigns, virtually guaranteeing that most companies—large or small—become unionized.

This bill not only takes away your employees’ rights to a private election, but it allows union organizers to coerce and intimidate workers into joining a union.

Once organized, if there is an impasse in collective bargaining, the Employee Free Choice Act would give federal arbitrators the power to set wages, benefits, hours, work rules, and other terms of employment for you and your employees.

For a copy of the Employee Free Choice Act, click here.

What is the status of the Employee Free Choice Act?
On March 1, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Employee Free Choice Act by a 56-vote margin—241 to 185. The vote was largely along party lines. Only 13 House Republicans voted for the bill and two House Democrats voted against it. In the Senate, supporters could not get the necessary 60 votes needed to consider the bill.

With the outcome of the 2008 elections, the Senate now has a total of 58 likely votes in favor of the bill—only two votes away from passage. Three Senate races still remain unresolved: Georgia, Minnesota and Alaska. Even if all three races broke in favor of the pro-business candidate, the bill still has a very high risk of passage.

What Can I Do?
First, you can learn more about the Employee Free Choice Act at www.unionfacts.com.

Figure out the cost to your company and to you personally if this bill is passed. Contact your congressmen and senators, which you can find through our CFA Votes! link, and tell them to VOTE AGAINST the Employee Free Choice Act.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your CFA Government Relations Department at (202)416-0277.

To view advertisements that have been created to inform Americans about this issue, click on the video links below. The following advertisements have been provided by Berman and Company.