Bought and Paid For
George McGovern, former senator from North Dakota, and 1972 Democratic Nominee for President tells, Aswhin Madia, and Al Franken to back off in this Wall Street Journal editorial.
Ashwin Madia: I’m a proud supporter of workers’ right to organize anytime and anywhere - I support the EFCA. Sepia Mutiny Dec 18,2007
Al Franken: The Employee Free Choice Act is one of those rare instances where the name tells the truth. It offers workers a choice — a choice to be represented by a union that will fight for safe working conditions, fair wages, and a secure retirement. Al Franken Blog 6/26/2008
George McGovern:
Under EFCA, workers could lose the freedom to express their will in private, the right to make a decision without anyone peering over their shoulder, free from fear of reprisal.
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To my friends supporting EFCA I say this: We cannot be a party that strips working Americans of the right to a secret-ballot election. We are the party that has always defended the rights of the working class. To fail to ensure the right to vote free of intimidation and coercion from all sides would be a betrayal of what we have always championed.
Too bad that Al and Ash have already been bought and paid for by large contributions from Big Labor.
