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NRMCA   Expanding the Concrete Industry Through Promotion, Advocacy, Education, Leadership

Employee Free Choice Act =

Employee Forced Choice Act

 

Private ballot elections or a public Card Check:

Which protects a worker’s rights?

 

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would take away a worker’s right to a federally supervised private ballot when deciding whether or not to join a union. It would replace the private ballot with a biased and inferior process called “Card Check” that allows a union to organize if a majority of workers simply sign a card. Under this system, the workers’ votes are made public to the employer, the union organizers and co-workers.

 

EFCA, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a 241 to 185 majority, missed Senate passage by only nine votes. Don’t let the Employee Free Choice Act become law and take away workers’ privacy rights.

 

  EFCA - Before and After   (For PDF version, click here)

 

  Top 10 EFCA Negatives   (For PDF version, click here)

 

  Card Check in the News:  Television | News Articles

 

  Take Action!  (Send a letter urging your elected officials to oppose Card Check)

 

  Coalition for a Democratic Workplace

 

 Chamber of Commerce

 

  Text of EFCA  (PDF)

 

  Tips for Lobbying Card Check  (PDF)

 

  Ready Mixed Concrete Industry Fact Sheet  (PDF)

 

 

Click on the map below to see how your

elected officials voted on Card Check.

 

Don’t know who your elected officials are? To find out, click HERE.

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Card Check Vote Totals & Party Breakdown

 

Senate

 

TOTAL

Democrat

Republican

Independent

 YEA

51 51% 48 1 2

 NAY

48 48% 0 48 0
 NO VOTE 1 1% 1 0 0

 Required: 3/5 of 99 votes (60)

 

House of Representatives

  TOTAL Democrat Republican Independent

 YEA

241 55% 228 13 0

 NAY

185 43% 2 183 0
 NO VOTE 8 2% 3 5 0

 Required: Simple majority of 426 votes (214)

 


Alabama

 SENATORS  
 Sessions, Jefferson   Nay  Shelby, Richard   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Aderholt, Robert, Alabama, 4th   Nay

Bachus, Spencer, Alabama, 6th   Nay

Bonner, Jo, Alabama, 1st   Nay

Cramer, Robert E., Alabama, 5th   Yea

Davis, Artur, Alabama, 7th   Yea

Everett, Terry, Alabama, 2nd   Nay

Rogers, Mike, Alabama, 3rd   Nay

 

Alaska

 SENATORS  
 Murkowski, Lisa   Nay  Stevens, Ted   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE  

Young, Don, Alaska, At Large   Yea

 

Arkansas

 SENATORS  
 Lincoln, Blanche   Yea  Pryor, Mark   Yea
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Berry, Marion, Arkansas, 1st   Yea

Boozman, John, Arkansas, 3rd   Nay

Ross, Mike, Arkansas, 4th   Yea

Snyder, Vic, Arkansas 2nd   Yea

 

Arizona

 SENATORS  
 Kyl, Jon   Nay  McCain, John   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Franks, Trent, Arizona, 2nd   Nay

Giffords, Gabrielle, Arizona, 8th   Yea

Grijalva, Raul, Arizona, 7th   Yea

Flake, Jeff, Arizona, 6th   Nay

Mitchell, Harry E., Arizona, 5th   Yea

Pastor, Ed, Arizona, 4th   Yea

Renzi, Rick, Arizona, 1st   Nay

Shadegg, John, Arizona, 3rd   Nay

 

California

 SENATORS  
 Boxer, Barbara   Yea  Feinstein, Dianne   Yea
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Baca, Joe, California, 43rd   Yea

Becerra, Xavier, California, 31st   Yea

Berman, Howard, California, 28th   Yea

Bilbray, Brian P., California, 50th   Nay

Bono, Mary, California, 45th   Nay

Calvert, Ken, California, 44th   Nay

Campbell, John, California, 48th   Nay

Capps, Lois, California, 23rd   Yea

Cardoza, Dennis, California, 18th   Yea

Costa, Jim, California, 20th   Yea

Davis, Susan, California, 53rd   Yea

Doolittle, John, California, 4th   Nay

Dreier, David, California, 26th   Nay

Eshoo, Anna G., California, 14th  Yea

Farr, Sam, California, 17th   Yea

Filner, Bob, California, 51st   Yea

Gallegly, Elton, California, 24th   Nay

Harman, Jane, California, 36th   Yea

Herger, Wally, California, 2nd   Nay

Honda, Mike, California, 15th   Yea

Hunter, Duncan, California, 52nd   Nay

Issa,Darrell, California, 49th   Nay

Lewis, Jerry, California, 41st   Nay

Lee, Barbara, California, 9th   Yea

Lungren, Daniel E., California, 3rd   Nay

Lofgren, Zoe, California, 16th   Yea

Matsui, Doris O., California, 5th  Yea

McKeon, Buck, California, 25th   Nay

McNerney, Jerry, California, 11th   Yea

McCarthy, Kevin, California, 22nd   Nay

Miller, Gary, California, 42nd   Nay

Miller, George, California, 7th   Yea

Napolitano, Grace, California, 38th   Yea

Nunes, Devin, California, 21st   Nay

Pelosi, Nancy, California, 8th   Yea

Radanovich, George, California, 19th   Nay

Richardson, Laura, California, 37th  Yea

Roybal-Allard, Lucille, California, 34th   Yea

Rohrabacher, Dana, California, 46th   Nay

Royce, Ed, California, 40th   Nay

Sanchez, Linda, California, 39th   Yea

Schiff, Adam, California, 29th   Yea

Sanchez, Loretta, California, 47th   Yea

Solis, Hilda, California, 32nd   Yea

Sherman, Brad, California, 27th   Yea

Stark, Fortney Pete, California, 13th   Yea

Speier, Jackie, California, 12th   Yea

Thompson, Mike, California, 1st   Yea

Tauscher, Ellen, California, 10th   Yea

Watson, Diane E., California, 33rd   Yea

Waters, Maxine, California, 35th   Yea

Woolsey, Lynn, California, 6th   Yea

Waxman, Henry, California, 30th   Yea

 

Colorado

 SENATORS  
 Salazar, Ken   Yea  Allard, Wayne   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

DeGette, Diana, Colorado, 1st   Yea

Lamborn, Doug, Colorado, 5th   Nay

Musgrave, Marilyn, Colorado, 4th   Nay

Perlmutter, Ed, Colorado, 7th   Yea

Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd   Yea

Tancredo, Tom, Colorado, 6th   Nay

Udall, Mark, Colorado, 2nd   Yea

 

Connecticut

 SENATORS  
 Dodd, Christopher   Yea  Lieberman, Joseph   Yea
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Courtney, Joe, Connecticut, 2nd   Yea

DeLauro, Rosa L., Connecticut, 3rd   Yea

Larson, John B., Connecticut, 1st   Yea

Murphy, Christopher, Connecticut, 5th   Yea

Shays, Christopher, Connecticut, 4th   Yea

 

Delaware

 SENATORS  
 Biden, Joseph   Yea  Carper, Thomas   Yea
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE  

Castle, Michael N., Delaware, At Large   Nay

 

Florida

 SENATORS  
 Nelson, Bill   Yea  Martinez, Mel   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Bilirakis, Gus M., Florida, 9th   Nay

Boyd, Allen, Florida, 2nd   Yea

Brown, Corrine, Florida, 3rd   Yea

Brown-Waite, Virginia, Florida, 5th   Nay

Buchanan, Vern, Florida, 13th   Nay

Crenshaw, Ander, Florida, 4th   Nay

Castor, Kathy, Florida, 11th   Yea

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Florida, 21st   Nay

Diaz-Balart, Mario, Florida, 25th   Nay

Feeney, Tom, Florida, 24th   Nay

Hastings, Alcee L., Florida, 23rd   Yea

Keller, Ric, Florida, 8th   Nay

Klein, Ron , Florida, 22nd   Yea

Mack, Connie, Florida, 14th   Nay

Mahoney, Tim, Florida, 16th   Yea

Meek, Kendrick, Florida, 17th   Yea

Mica, John, Florida, 7th   Nay

Miller, Jeff, Florida, 1st   Nay

Putnam, Adam, Florida, 12th   Nay

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Florida, 18th   Nay

Stearns, Cliff, Florida, 6th   Nay

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, FL, 20th   Yea

Weldon, Dave, Florida, 15th   Nay

Wexler, Robert, Florida, 19th   Yea

Young, C.W. Bill, Florida, 10th   Nay

 

Georgia

 SENATORS  
 Chambliss, C.   Nay  Isakson, John   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Barrow, John, Georgia, 12th   Yea

Bishop Jr., Sanford D., Georgia, 2nd   Yea

Deal, Nathan, Georgia, 9th   Nay

Gingrey, Phil, Georgia, 11th   Nay

Johnson, Henry C., Georgia, 4th   Yea

Kingston, Jack, Georgia, 1st   Nay

Lewis, John, Georgia, 5th   Yea

Linder, John, Georgia, 7th   Nay

Marshall, Jim, Georgia, 8th   Yea

Broun, Paul C., Georgia, 10th   Nay

Price, Tom, Georgia, 6th   Nay

Scott, David, Georgia, 13th   Yea

Westmoreland, Lynn A., Georgia, 3rd   Nay

 

Hawaii

 SENATORS  
 Akaka, Daniel   Yea  Inouye, Daniel   Yea
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, 1st   Yea

Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, 2nd   Yea

 

Iowa

 SENATORS  
 Harkin, Thomas   Yea  Grassley, Charles   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Boswell, Leonard, Iowa, 3rd   Yea

Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, 1st   Yea

King, Steve, Iowa, 5th   Nay

Loebsack, David, Iowa, 2nd   Yea

Latham, Tom, Iowa, 4th   Nay

 

Idaho

 SENATORS  
 Craig, Larry   Nay  Crapo, Michael   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Sali, Bill, Idaho, 1st   Nay

Simpson, Mike, Idaho, 2nd   Nay

 

Illinois

 SENATORS  
 Durbin, Richard   Yea  Obama, Barack   Yea
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Bean, Melissa L., Illinois, 8th   Yea

Biggert, Judy, Illinois, 13th   Nay

Costello, Jerry, Illinois, 12th   Yea

Davis, Danny K., Illinois, 7th   Yea

Emanuel, Rahm, Illinois, 5th   Yea

Gutierrez, Luis, Illinois, 4th   Yea

Foster, Bill, Illinois, 14th   *

Hare, Phil, Illinois, 17th   Yea

Jackson Jr., Jesse L., Illinois, 2nd   Yea

Johnson, Timothy V., Illinois, 15th   Nay

Kirk, Mark, Illinois, 10th   Nay

LaHood, Ray, Illinois, 18th   Nay

Lipinski, Daniel, Illinois, 3rd   Yea

Manzullo, Donald, Illinois, 16th   Nay

Roskam, Peter J., Illinois, 6th   Nay

Rush, Bobby L., Illinois, 1st   Yea

Schakowsky, Jan, Illinois, 9th   Yea

Shimkus, John, Illinois, 19th   Nay

Weller, Jerry, Illinois, 11th   Nay

 

Indiana

 SENATORS  
 Bayh, B.   Yea  Lugar, Richard   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Burton, Dan, Indiana, 5th   Nay

Buyer, Steve, Indiana, 4th   Nay

Carson, André, Indiana, 7th   Yea

Donnelly, Joe, Indiana, 2nd   Yea

Ellsworth, Brad, Indiana, 8th   Yea

Hill, Baron, Indiana, 9th   Yea

Pence, Mike, Indiana, 6th   Nay

Souder, Mark E., Indiana, 3rd   Nay

Visclosky, Peter, Indiana, 1st   Yea

 

Kansas

 SENATORS  
 Brownback, Samuel   Nay  Roberts, Pat   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES  

Boyda, Nancy E., Kansas, 2nd   Yea

Moore, Dennis, Kansas, 3rd   Yea

Moran, Jerry, Kansas, 1st   Nay

Tiahrt, Todd, Kansas, 4th   Nay

 

Kentucky

 SENATORS  
 Bunning, Jim   Nay  McConnell, Mitch   Nay
   
 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES