Tag: EFCA

EFCA — Fearmongering CEOs Say The Sky Is Falling!

Filed in National by on March 8, 2009 4 Comments

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOM0AMUqviY[/youtube] The sky isn’t falling, of course, and these CEOs make themselves look very silly comparing unions to Islamic Fundamentalists — but they wouldn’t be going all out with their disinformation campaign if this effort was, say, making sure that bank executives get their bonuses.   It is the Road to Serfdom, all right, and these […]

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Burger King Backs Off EFCA Support

Filed in National by on February 27, 2009 0 Comments

With a little help from this: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABI2dwbQMQ[/youtube] From the SEIU announcement: (From BKC’s response – Ed.) “Burger King Corp. (BKC) believes unions serve a purpose in some workplaces and a number of its guests, vendors and franchisees have positive union membership experiences. BKC is not anti-union. BKC and its franchisees serve a diverse consumer base […]

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Why EFCA Matters

Filed in National by on January 22, 2009 40 Comments

T.A. Frank wrote a very informative article in the recent issue of the Washington Monthly that details the story of trying to organize a union at a Rite Aid distribution center in CA. The Rite Aid organizers filed their union authorization cards with the NLRB, setting the ground for an election. And then things got […]

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