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Here is a good one from thetruthaboutefca.com. It’s so good, I can’t ever rewrite it, so here it is as posted:

ACORN Now Supports Card Check?

Well, this is a doozy. ACORN’s chapter in Arkansas (where the group was founded) has put out a video explaining why they support the Employee Free Choice Act:

It’s great that they think people should “have the right to organize” in their workplace. In fact, they already do. But here’s the weird thing: ACORN doesn’t believe in letting its own organizers unionize through the card check process; it uses its right to demand elections. But wait, there’s more: ACORN has been found to bust union drives of its own employees.

One website of unhappy organizers says:

• ACORN management runs the organization’s agenda and members are told what to do — We demand that ACORN become a true member-run organization!
• ACORN activists fight for Living Wages but management refuses to pay a Living Wage and forces organizers to work 54-80 hours a week — We demand a 40-hour work week and a Living Wage!
• ACORN organizers are fighting for 7 days of mandatory paid sick leave for the rest of workers — but ACORN management only gives us 5 days!
• ACORN’s membership is a beautiful rainbow of diversity, but ACORN management discriminates against minority Organizers – We demand management treat Hispanic and African-American organizers with respect!
• ACORN management pays organizers less than a Living Wage while it hid $1 million embezzlement — We demand that ACORN management stops getting rich while we starve!
• ACORN management says it supports unions but busts union drives by ACORN organizers — We demand the right to organize!

We’re confident Arkansas legislators will listen to more responsible employers on issues as serious as the Employee Free Choice Act.