The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace -- an organization, it
should be noted, that opposes the Employee Free Choice Act -- has
released a McLaughlin & Associates poll showing opposition to
card check legislation among union households. The poll also
included a larger sample of voters. Its findings, according to a
statement:
- Three out of four voters (74%) oppose the "The Employee Free
Choice Act”. Union households also strongly oppose the Employee
Free Choice Act, 74% oppose to only 20% support.
- When given a more detailed description of the Employee Free
Choice Act, nearly 9 out of 10 voters, 86%, feel the process
should remain private and only 8% feel it should be public
information. Again, even union workers feel strongly that
the process should be kept private, as 88% said private and only
8% said public.
- Four out of five voters, or 82%, favor having a federally
supervised election as a means to “protect the individual rights
of workers”. The voters clearly see this as a basic right,
especially given that only 11% of voters feel the card check
would be the best way to protect the individual rights of
workers. Support increases to 85% among union households.
- The majority (52% to 26%) of American voters believe that the
Employee Free Choice Act is not good for job creation. Even
among union households, the plurality (48%) believes that the
Employee Free Choice Act will cost America jobs.
- In the current economic climate, 52% of voters are
particularly opposed to any measure that would risk jobs or job
growth.
- Further exemplifying the electorates’ distaste for the
Employee Free Choice Act, 71% agreed that this legislation would
be “unwise” and “risky”. In today’s economic climate, the
electorate has little confidence in the federal government’s
ability to make such major business decisions.
It would be interesting to see some of the precise wording, but
it should be grist for the upcoming card check debate.
UPDATE: I look at the exact wording
here and conclude it is wanting. Readers from liberal
websites might want to check it out rather than simply take the
word of people who can't tell the difference between and article
and a blog post.
