June 3, 2009, WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce is in Washington D.C. today with a delegation of Chamber members to lobby Indiana’s elected officials against proposed card check union organizing legislation. The controversial bill would eliminate the private ballot, give the federal government power to dictate workplace pay and benefits and force unfair mandates on small business.
"With our region’s significant concentration of manufacturing, healthcare and financial services, this legislation could have an extremely negative effect on businesses in our area," said Joni Howell, manager of Government Affairs at the Chamber.
"We hope that Senator Bayh and the rest of our Congressional Delegation will agree with us that EFCA is bad for Northeast Indiana businesses and workers. This is not a time to compromise with issues that would do such damage to our economy," Howell continued.
The card check bill was introduced in the House on March 10 with 223 original co-sponsors and 40 co-sponsors in the Senate. The legislation fell short of moving forward in the Senate in 2007 by just 9 votes. Protecting the secret ballot was also on the Chamber’s Federal Agenda last year.
ABOUT THE CHAMBER
The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving its membership of nearly 2000 Northeast Indiana businesses. The Mission of the Chamber is to create a vibrant economic environment by supporting business, advocating on behalf of the business community and fostering community partnerships to advance a common economic vision.
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