Tom Price: “here we are back to Orwellian democracy. We are here considering the Employee Free Choice Act, which better is described…”

“here we are back to Orwellian democracy. We are here considering the Employee Free Choice Act, which better is described as the ``Employee Intimidation Act,'' and we are here because it is the number one legislative priority of organized labor, and for Democrats it is the cost of doing business to gain the majority. Big Labor has given their marching orders and Democrats are executing them to a tee. The ``Employee Intimidation Act'' is incompatible with the interests of workers, individual liberty, and the principles of sound democracy. If this legislation passes, then Congress will effectively be stripping away the protection of secret ballot elections. Employers and union organizers alike shouldn't fear elections conducted by secret ballot. It is the only manner to protect an individual's choice without subtle or overt coercion. Secret ballots are the cornerstone of democracy. This card check process is not only biased and inferior; it is also rife with coercion and abuse. In fact, card checks have been challenged on the basis of coercion, forgery, fraud, and peer pressure. Testimony before our committee only three weeks ago revealed the practices union organizers undertake to manipulate the card check system and get employees to sign at any cost, including home visits and workplace intimidation, and granted, yes, intimidation that can occur on both sides, from the employer or from the union.”