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The National Association of Manufacturers, a pro-business organization, has launched a few different anti-Card Check efforts. [click on the poster to see it embiggened]

One of the points the NAM is making is that the card check discussion is a distraction and will force focus from the economic worries.

At a time when our economy is struggling to create and retain jobs, I am concerned that Congress would introduce the anti-democratic Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). If passed, EFCA would destroy jobs and place an even heavier burden on large and small companies. A recent economic analysis by economist Dr. Anne Layne-Farrar of LECG Consulting, a non-partisan firm, shows that every 3 percentage points gained in union membership through card checks and mandatory arbitration would lead to a 1 percent increase in unemployment the following year. Based on the assumption that EFCA would add 1.5 million more union members, this legislation would cost our economy 600,000 jobs in 2010.

EFCA is a dramatic departure from long established labor law. It deprives employees of the privacy of the secret ballot, which has always been an integral part of the democratic process. It would also change the traditional role of federal arbitrators from interpreting contracts to dictating the terms and conditions of contracts.

This is a divisive issue at a critical time when the country needs to come together for economic recovery and job creation. EFCA will impose a massive burden on the economy. I hope Congress will put American working men and women first when they consider this legislation. Americans have much at stake. I urge Congress to do what is right for the nation and oppose EFCA.

Another bad feature, though one lesser pointed out, is the forced unionism by federal fiat.

In any case, the EFCA is horrible, horrible legislation that really only serves one purpose and that is as a giveaway to union bosses by Democrats. This act does not help employees, employers OR the economy.