Statement From Doug Stafford, Vice President of the National Right to Work Committee,...

Statement From Doug Stafford, Vice President of the National Right to Work
Committee, Regarding Senator Arlen Specter's Announcement He Will, for Now,
Oppose Cloture on the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill (A.K.A. EFCA)

WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was
issued today by the National Right to Work Committee:

"Senator Arlen Specter should not presume to be the deciding vote on this
bill, now or in the future. Several Senate Democrats have publicly remained
undecided on this dangerous bill because it is so unpopular with the American
people.

"But more importantly, this announcement should not be seen as a definitive
answer from the Senator -- or as the conclusion to the battle on Card Check.
While we certainly welcome Senator Specter's reconsideration of his past
support for Big Labor's number one legislative goal, it should be met with
some skepticism -- and that skepticism can be reinforced by simply reading
down far enough through his speech today.

"Senator Specter says, 'If efforts are unsuccessful to give Labor sufficient
bargaining power through amendments to the NLRA, then I would be willing to
reconsider Employees' Free Choice legislation...'

"Also telling are the 'reforms' advanced by the Senator as an appendix to his
speech. His proposals are totally unacceptable, as they will be used by Big
Labor to corral more workers into forced unionism. Specter's ideas include
quick-snap elections where only the union officials' side of the story is
told, allowing union organizers access to company time and property to
pressure employees, and beefed up intrusion by government arbitrators.

"Those on the side of freedom must therefore remain vigilant in the ongoing
battle to protect American workers and small business from forced unionism --
whether they be in the form of the original Card Check Forced Unionism Bill,
Specter's alternative proposals, or any other so-called 'compromise'
legislation.

"The National Right to Work Committee urges opponents of Card Check and
similar so-called compromise legislation to resist the urge to declare victory
where none has yet occurred, and to remain vigilant in their opposition to
this and other Big Labor power grabs."

The National Right to Work Committee, established in 1955, is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens' organization dedicated to the principle
that all Americans must have the right to join a union if they choose to, but
none should ever be forced to affiliate with a union in order to get or keep a
job. Its web address is www.nrtwc.org.

SOURCE National Right to Work Committee

Stefan Gleason of the National Right to Work Committee, +1-703-856-7399