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90,000 Americans Sign ‘Freedom Not Fear’ Petition While Congress Introduces Destructive ‘Card Check’ Bill
Card Check will cost the economy 600,000 jobs
WASHINGTON, DC—American Solutions announced today that more than 90,000 Americans have signed the “Freedom Not Fear” petition urging Congress to protect a worker’s right to a secret ballot election when deciding whether to join a union. This comes on the day that the U.S. House and Senate introduced the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, also known as “Card Check,” which would strip workers’ of their private ballot rights.
The petition reads:
We, therefore, petition the U.S. Congress to ensure that every worker has the right to a secret ballot when deciding whether to organize a union, as well as the right to ratify the contract terms of their employment, rather than be forced to accept a contract through binding arbitration.
“Congress is stunningly out of touch with reality if they think the American people will support this destructive, job-killing bill. It is a deliberate attempt by big labor bosses to undermine one of our most fundamental first principles – the right to vote freely without coercion,” said Saul Anuzis, Chairman of American Solutions’ Save American Jobs Project. “These 90,000 Americans are the first of many more we will recruit on a state-by-state basis to bring constituent pressure to bear on their elected officials to defeat Card Check.”
Introduction of the Card Check legislation comes at a particularly unstable economic time when we can’t afford to lose more jobs. In fact, according to the new study by noted economist Dr. Anne Layne-Farrar, An Empirical Assessment of the Employee Free Choice Act: The Economic Implications, an increase of 1.5 million union members in year one would lead to the loss of 600,000 jobs by the following year.
“Small business owners are struggling to keep their doors open, and the last thing we need is more federally imposed work rules which will reduce competitiveness and kill more jobs,” Anuzis said. “Instead of trying to pass this destructive bill, Congress should focus on positive solutions to create jobs and get our economy back on the right track.”
To learn more about the “Freedom Not Fear” petition drive, visit www.AmericanSolutions.com/FreedomNotFear.
About American Solutions
American Solutions is a tri-partisan citizen action network founded by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. American Solutions’ goal is to create the next generation of solutions that will ensure that the United States remains the safest, freest, and most prosperous country in the world and that will enjoy the support of a tri-partisan majority of Americans (Democrats, Republicans, independents).
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Congrats – I am not sure when you are going to be presenting to the Congress but I will mention it to a group of people that are gathering to watch Glenn Beck’s We Surround them at O’Bryans in Ashland OH. Hopefully we can pick up more signatures from them.