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WMC survey shows Wisconsin opposed to “Card Check” law
Published May 19, 2009 - BizTimes Daily
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More than 70 percent of Wisconsin voters said they were opposed to ending the secret ballot in union organization, according to a recent survey by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, a state business advocacy group.
The survey questioned more than 2,000 households in the state on their opinions of the proposed Employee Free Choice Act. The EFCA intends to allow unions to be organized in workplaces if a majority of employees sign cards calling for a union to be organized. The current law requires a vote using secret ballot to be used before a union can be organized.
About 27 percent of those surveyed were from union households.
“Even voters in union households are opposed to the proposal,” said James Buchen, vice president of WMC. About 79 percent of those from union households are opposed to the Card Check law, according to the survey, compared to about 70 percent of non-union homes.
More than 80 percent of the respondents were older than 45 years old. Respondents younger than 34 were much more likely to support the proposed law change, and older workers showed more opposition.
About 300 businesses have also signed a letter drafted by WMC to all members of the U.S. Congress, stating their opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act.
“The business community is united like never before in opposition to this legislation,” Buchen said. “Wisconsin businesses need to continue to fight this legislation because organized labor isn’t going to stop.”
For more, visit www.wmc.org.
