Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), Pledges Vote AGAINST Employee Free Choice Act
Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.), Pledges Vote AGAINST Employee Free Choice Act
Oklahoma passes anti-EFCA resolution, Boren signs card to uphold state wishes
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Alliance for Worker Freedom (AWF), an organization established in 2003 to combat anti-worker legislation and promote free and open labor markets, would like to commend the recent anti-Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) pledge taken by Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma’s Second District.
The Alliance for Worker Freedom launched a state anti-EFCA campaign and currently six state legislatures have passed resolutions urging their federal delegation to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act. AWF sent packages to the federal House and Senate members from these six states and included a letter, a copy of the resolution, and a response card. The response cards asked if the member would comply with the states passed resolution and oppose EFCA or ignore their state and support it.
AWF is pleased to announce that Representative Dan Boren is the first to respond stating his strong opposition to the bill. In a letter to AWF, Rep. Boren writes, “The Employee Free Choice Act, if enacted, would compromise one of the fundamental rights upon which our democracy was formed.” He added, “I believe the secret ballot election is a process that most effectively balances and protects the interests of workers, employers, and union organizers alike.”
Executive Director Brian Johnson calls on their other 59 federal members representing the six states to make their decision on EFCA clear. “This is not a hard issue,” says Johnson, “these members either support worker freedom and worker control over their own decisions or don’t. It’s that simple.”
Johnson and the Alliance for Worker Freedom have lobbied since 2006 on the federal, state and grassroots level against EFCA. AWF’s most recent effort is the launch of an interactive online video game where the player tries to avoid being unionized. The game can be played at their new website www.WhatIsCardCheck.com.
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