Press Release: Communist Party USA Endorses Card Check
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Kartch
25 JUNE 2008
202-785-0266
Communist Party USA Endorses Democrat-Backed Anti-Worker “Card Check” Bill
Free Market, Worker Freedom Group Opposes HR 800
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Alliance for Worker Freedom (AWF), a national organization dedicated to combating anti-worker legislation and promoting free and open labor markets, released the following statement about the recent endorsement of H.R. 800, the “Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)” by the Communist Party USA.
EFCA, or the “Card Check” bill, introduced by Democrat Rep. George Miller (CA) and passed the US House of Representatives failed the Senate cloture vote with no Democrats voting in opposition.
In a recent statement, Executive Director Brian M. Johnson said, “it should be no surprise that the left in Congress and the Communist Party are beholden to carry out the anti-democratic bidding of Labor Union bosses. Campaign contributions from Big Labor to the left translate directly into votes as not one Democrat in the Senate opposed this measure which strips the private ballot voting right of the American worker!”
Endorsed by the Communist Party USA and introduced by Congressional Democrats, HR 800 would disenfranchise all workers by taking away their right to a private ballot vote when deciding on union membership or not.
Johnson continues, “The Communist Party and those backing ‘Card Check’ want to take things away from rank-and-file workers on behalf of the common good. That common good – giving political kick-back’s to their labor union buddies by allowing workers and their families to be threatened harassed and intimidated into union membership.”
The recent polling data released by American Solutions for Winning the Future, indicates that 77 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of Democrats and 79 percent of Independents, out of 1,000 American voters polled believe in protecting private union ballots. According to Johnson, “clearly the Democrats and the Communist Party have a different view for the future of America.”
AWF is a special project of Americans for Tax Reform dedicated to the protection of workers rights.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact John Kartch at (202) 785-0266 or at jkartch@atr.org.
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