Labor

An emboldened labor movement is pushing an aggressive activist agenda that would impose new and costly regulations on businesses, disrupt the way businesses are run, and stifle the U.S. economy. This agenda is bad for U.S. competitiveness, bad for our economy, and bad for American workers.

The Chamber opposes the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as card check. This measure would do away with the fundamental democratic protection of private ballots in union organizing elections. Card check would expose workers to union intimidation and put employers at the mercy of federally appointed arbitrators who would dictate their first union contracts if the employer didn't cave in to union demands within a government-imposed time limit.

The Chamber strongly supports the right of workers to voluntarily join unions under fair and democratic rules. We encourage efforts to work closely with unions on issues such as infrastructure, energy, and immigration.