As Tom Harkin works to move "Sen. Arlen Specter back to the pro-union side on the stalled Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (The Politico)," Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and the GOP are hitting unions like punching bags.
From Sen. DeMint in Human Events:
... That's why it's vital you sign our petition urging the Congressional leadership to OPPOSE the union bosses' Card Check Forced Unionism Bill -- and the rest of Big Labor's agenda -- IMMEDIATELY.
You see, there's not much time. At the very top of the Congress's agenda is the union bosses' Card Check Forced Unionism Bill. And the Organized Labor czars wouldn't have it any other way. You see, passage of the so-called 'Card Check' Bill is all that stands between the union bosses and total control over hundreds of thousands of America's small businesses . . .
So we have a new Democratic senator who has vowed to use the filibuster to stop labor reform. Let's hope Harkin's outreach precedes dumping Specter, and the filibuster too while we're at it.
Specter's latest position on EFCA: "I’m opposed to giving up the secret ballot or mandatory arbitration as they are set forth in the bill, but I do believe that labor law reform is past overdue." So, Specter's not going to support the fulibuster then? Who knows?
Text of Jim DeMint letter from Human Events:
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Dear Fellow Concerned American:
"I owe these unions."
President Barack Obama couldn't have stated it any more clearly.
Well, today, after spending a cool BILLION dollars to put their political cronies in positions of power in Washington, D.C., the union bosses agree.
And they want PAYBACK.
After all, Barack Obama and the rest of Big Labor's allies have already promised, "What Big Labor wants, Big Labor GETS!"
That's why it's vital you sign our petition urging the Congressional leadership to OPPOSE the union bosses' Card Check Forced Unionism Bill -- and the rest of Big Labor's agenda -- IMMEDIATELY.
You see, there's not much time.
At the very top of the Congress's agenda is the union bosses' Card Check Forced Unionism Bill.
And the Organized Labor czars wouldn't have it any other way.
You see, passage of the so-called "Card Check" Bill is all that stands between the union bosses and total control over hundreds of thousands of America's small businesses . . .
. . . not to mention the hundreds of millions of forced-dues dollars that will immediately be seized from American workers' paychecks.
If the union-label Congress succeeds in passing "Card Check," workers would no longer be able to vote for or against union boss representation in a secret ballot election.
Instead, the union bosses would be able to intimidate workers one on one into signing so-called "union authorization cards."
So what would the result be?
BINGO! -- hundreds of thousands of additional small businesses and millions of additional workers would be FORCED under Big Labor control!
You see, the union bosses know that without a secret ballot election, their henchmen would be able to browbeat workers into signing the "union authorization cards."
Independent-minded workers who oppose the forced unionization of themselves, their coworkers and the companies they work for would stick out like sore thumbs.
Any workers who refuse to sign the so-called "union authorization cards" would find themselves victims of lies, intimidation, threats, harassment -- and worse -- from union militants.
With well over 90,000 recorded instances of union violence just since 1975, you and I both know union officials will stop at nothing to get a signature . . .
. . . and that means stamping their union label on innocent workers with the heel of a Big Labor militant's boot.
In short, if the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill passes, this outrageous power grab would:
*** Force millions of additional working Americans to pay union dues under the threat of losing their jobs, filling Big Labor coffers with hundreds of millions of forced-dues dollars;
*** Dramatically increase the wasteful work rules, hate-the-boss propaganda, slowdowns and bitter strikes that shut down businesses and destroy jobs, ensuring that even more plants are closed and more jobs are shipped overseas or lost forever;
*** Enable Big Labor to pump even more campaign cash into the coffers of its radical, tax and spend politicians like Barack Obama and Ted Kennedy who in turn will look for even greater ways to increase the union bosses' forced-dues empire.
That's why it's vital you act TODAY and sign the petition to the Congressional leadership!
With the union bosses working feverishly with the Obama administration to pass their agenda, you and I have precious little time to mobilize public opinion against the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill.
You see, the union bosses and their puppets in Congress are well aware that the vast majority of the American people oppose this so-called "Card Check" scheme -- not to mention the rest of the union bosses' forced-dues agenda.
So Big Labor will do everything it can to ram the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill through Congress before the American people have had a chance to have their say.
To put it bluntly, the union bosses believe they can ram their wish list into law before the American people realize what's happening.
We MUST prove them wrong. You and I must act NOW!
The truth of the matter is, if we don't, passage of the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill will just be the tip of the iceberg.
If Big Labor succeeds, President Obama, House Speaker Pelosi, Labor Committee Chairman Ted Kennedy and the rest of the union bosses' puppets in Washington will go on a rampage!
They'll immediately move to federally impose forced unionization on all police and firefighters nationwide, before moving in on teachers, and then all state and local public employees.
And then, they'll go for the brass ring -- Big Labor's ultimate goal -- repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, wiping out EVERY state Right to Work law in the country!
The National Right to Work Committee has developed a massive plan to stop the union bosses' radical agenda dead in its tracks.
But there's not much time to put it into action!
The good news is, we can stop them, but this fight will not be easy -- or cheap.
Unless you and I pull out all stops -- the union bosses WILL get their way.
That's why, in addition to your signed petitions, I hope you'll agree to make a generous contribution to help stop the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill.
Your generous contribution will help pay for the Committee's massive mail, phone and email program designed to generate petitions from up to twelve million Americans.
That way, you and I can ensure the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate really begin to feel the heat.
Your contribution will also help the Committee launch a full-scale, public-relations campaign nationwide.
The Committee has already prepared hard-hitting television, radio, and newspaper ads calling on targeted Congressmen and Senators to oppose Big Labor's radical agenda.
Not only that, but Committee staff are already scheduling news conferences in key districts and states to draw public attention to the Big Labor nightmare-come-true scheme the union bosses and their allies are plotting in Washington, D.C.
But the Committee needs an immediate and massive influx of dollars to put this plan into action.
If the Committee has the resources to put the full plan into action, we can send a strong message to my colleagues in Washington that the American people will not stand for passage of the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill.
If we can send that message loud and clear, I can tell you the last thing many of my colleagues in Washington, D.C. will want to do is put their reelection hopes at risk!
That's why it's vital you act TODAY! Click here to sign the petition to the Congressional leadership right away.
We're staring head-on at one of the most far-reaching legislative and economic disasters our country has seen in decades -- all brought to us by the AFL-CIO and their puppets in Washington.
Big Labor is banking on you and me to simply leave the political playing field -- just long enough for them to ram through the so-called "Card Check" Bill and every item on their forced-dues wish list.
I'm counting on you to prove them wrong.
Please sign the petition to the Congressional leadership IMMEDIATELY.
And when you do, please consider a generous contribution of $500, $250, $100 or $35 to the Committee.
If you can afford more, by all means, please contribute what you can -- and as much as you can -- to this battle.
Every dollar -- every red cent -- the Committee can put into to defeating the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill will be critical to winning this fight.
Some folks have already given as much as $10,000 to this effort.
But without your help, and the help of hundreds of thousands of opponents of forced unionism all across the country, we simply won't have the funds -- or the numbers -- to make the kind of impact on my colleagues in Washington that will be required to turn the tide on Capitol Hill.
So, please, your generous contribution of $500, $250, $100 or $35 -- or whatever you can afford -- is needed TODAY!
Your signed petition and your generous contribution could help make the difference between winning and losing this battle.
And this is not a battle you and I can afford to lose.
I'm convinced that with the Committee's plan to mobilize Americans against the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill, you and I can stop this bill -- and the rest of Big Labor's agenda -- dead in its tracks.
But we don't have much time.
Please, your signed petition and contribution of $500, $250, $100 or $35 -- or whatever you can -- are needed immediately.
It's vital you act TODAY!
Sincerely,
The Hon. Jim DeMint
U.S. Senator
P.S. Big Labor's Card Check Forced Unionism Bill is at the top of the union-label Congress's to-do list now that Barack Obama and the rest of Big Labor's hand-picked federal government are in power.
That's why there's not a moment to waste!
Please sign the petition demanding the Congressional leadership OPPOSE Big Labor's Card Check Forced Unionism Bill before it's too late.
Please also consider contributing $500, $250, $100, $35, or whatever you can afford, to the National Right to Work Committee -- IMMEDIATELY!
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