Washington, DC – Rep. Tom Price (GA-06-R) issued the following statement today with the House of Representatives on the verge of voting for the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800), a measure which contradicts California state law.

The Promise:

“California state law mandates that only workers can decide, by secret ballot, whether to join the union – Pelosi is forbidden to get involved.” (Wine Spectator, December 6, 2006; a piece outlining labor practices at Speaker Pelosi’s vineyard and how agricultural workers have the protection of a secret ballot union recognition election)

The Reality:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Education and Labor Chairman George Miller, author of the Employee Free Choice Act, which should be known as the Employee Intimidation Act, both hail from the state of California. Instead of following the lead of their home state, they have set another course aimed at stripping workers of their right to secret ballot elections in union recognition. This Bill runs contrary to California state law and denies the very worker protections that those employees are guaranteed. Every Democrat within the California House Delegation has co-sponsored H.R. 800.

“The Democrat leadership should pay closer attention to their home state. While Speaker Pelosi’s own business operates under a law that allows a balloting process, she seems eager to tell the rest of the country that they have to abide by another code.

“Secret balloting is working in California because it is fair and equitable. It puts trust and rightful responsibility into the hands of American workers, and allows them to choose who will make the important and personal choices regarding their livelihood.”

The Solution:

Positive, Principled, Solution-Oriented Leadership

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