Washington County Democrats Urge Lincoln and Pryor to Back EFCA

The Washington County Democratic Central Committee unanimously adopted a Resolution last night supporting the Employee Free Choice Act, a position embraced by the Party's 2008 Platform, after an informative presentation by Alan Hughes, President of the Arkansas AFL-CIO.

The Resolution stated:

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Washington County Democratic Central Committee supports the Employee Free Choice Act, which would amend the national Labor Relations Act to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, authorize the National Labor Relations Board to certify a union as the bargaining representation when a majority of employees voluntarily sign authorizations designating that union to represent them; provide for first contract mediation and arbitration; and establish meaningful penalties for violations of a worker’s freedom to choose a union; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Washington County Democratic Central Committee urges our Democratic United States Senators, Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln, to support the position of the Democratic Party, become co-sponsors of S. 560, to vote for cloture, and work to pass the Employee Free Choice Act to protect and preserve for America’s workers their freedom to choose for themselves whether or not to form a union; and,

BE IT ORDERED that the Secretary of the Washington County Democratic Central Committee shall transmit copies of this Resolution to Senator Mark Pryor and Senator Blanche Lincoln.