Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Calls on Senator Landrieu to Clarify Position...

Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Calls on Senator Landrieu to Clarify
Position on Anti-Worker Card Check Bill

WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for a Democratic
Workplace (CDW) today called on Senator Landrieu to remove any uncertainty
surrounding her position on the Employee Free Choice Act. The Employee Free
Choice Act - or "card check" bill will effectively eliminate secret ballots
for workers in union organizing elections and bind employers to contracts that
inhibit their ability to create much-needed new jobs.

"Senator Landrieu can't have it both ways by voting for cloture and voting
against final passage. For workers, a vote for cloture is a vote to take away
their right to a secret ballot," said Brian Worth with the Coalition for a
Democratic Workplace.

Cloture is an important procedural vote in the Senate that ends debate on a
particular piece of legislation and allows it to proceed to a vote for final
passage. Sixty votes are required for cloture, whereas a simple majority is
needed for final legislative passage. As a result, if the Employee Free Choice
Act receives 60 cloture votes, it will pass the Senate. A vote for cloture is
a vote for the bill.

Recent press reports and statements have raised questions about whether
Senator Landrieu will vote for or against this anti-worker legislation:

"Senator Landrieu is carefully reviewing the issue. She understands that it is
a heated debate and wants to make an informed decision. Part of that process
is actively meeting with interested groups on both sides. Senator Landrieu is
also reviewing the proposed bill."

-- Statement from Sen. Mary Landrieu's office, The Washington Post Who Runs
Gov PlumLine Blog, March 4, 2009

"An AFL-CIO lobbyist said last week that he was sure of 60 votes, but Lincoln
and Landrieu, among others, have been outwardly ambivalent, hinting at the
need for revisions to the bill. And compared with its last go-round, the
measure has six fewer sponsors in the Senate and seven fewer in the House,
even though there are more Democrats on the Hill now."

-- Clash Over Labor-Rights Bill Appears Likely, The Washington Post, March 11,
2009 COALITION FOR A DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACE www.MyPrivateBallot.com

Privacy and the secret ballot elections are at stake for millions of American
workers and they deserve a clear, straightforward answer from Senator Landrieu
about her position on the Employee Free Choice Act," said Worth.

About the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace
The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace is made up of more than 500
associations and organizations from every state across the nation that have
joined together to protect a worker's right to a private ballot when deciding
whether to join a union. In 2008, CDW embarked on a multi-million dollar
public education campaign in key states that included polling, television,
radio and internet ads and direct mail. For more information and a listing of
our membership, please visit www.MyPrivateBallot.com.

SOURCE The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace

Rhonda Bentz or Hayden Pruett, +1-202-580-7289, for The Coalition for a
Democratic Workplace