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  • Jeff Merkley has a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the Employee Free Choice Act

    Posted on Jul 29, 2008 by Oregonians for Employee Freedom

    Recently, Jeff Merkley was approached on the campaign trail and asked about the Employee Free Choice Act and the elimination of the private ballot for workers in deciding whether to unionize. In true Jeff Merkley characteristic fashion, he tried to deflect the question and make it about whether workers should be allowed to unionize. At […]

  • Jeff Merkley Ditches the Grim Reaper

    Posted on by Oregonians for Employee Freedom

    At the Detroit City Hall recently, the Grim Reaper made an appearance with Jeff Merkley. Working together, they are trying to kill democracy in America by taking away the right to a private ballot in the workplace with regard to whether workers are unionized. Mr. Merkley’s support of the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act (which […]

  • Radio Show Host Calls Employee Free Choice Act “Travesty”

    Posted on Jul 23, 2008 by Oregonians for Employee Freedom

    Recently, the issue of the Employee Free Choice Act was raised on the Lars Larson show heard statewide on 15 stations and in over 30 communities here in Oregon. While Lars was out that day, guest host Rob Kremer was more than up to the task of calling out Jeff Merkley on his support of […]

  • Why so shy? Senator Landrieu dodging all spontaneous questions

    Posted on by Louisianians for Employee Freedom

    After seeing activists protest against her sponsorship of the Employee Free Choice Act, Senator Mary Landrieu has interestingly shunned all regular constituents from asking her questions.  Because of her high seat vulnerability, she and her advisers are dodging questions about the controversial card check issue at all costs. She avoids these EFCA activists like Pestilence. […]

  • Jeff Merkley Claims to be for Ordinary Working People

    Posted on Jun 23, 2008 by Oregonians for Employee Freedom

    As U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Merkley attempts to visit one-hundred towns before November, he’s spent a lot of time talking about democracy and his support for “ordinary working people”. Unfortunately for ordinary working people, talk is about all the support they can expect from Merkley. Merkley supports the Employee Free Choice Act, a misnamed and […]