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For the caller who says unions aren't needed, he may not realize that, without a union, there are very few legal protections for workers- both here in Oregon and across the nation.  Here in Oregon, you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all.  You are an "at will" employee.  Furthermore, while we all want to believe that our employers have our best interests at heart and will "protect us," the fact is that employer promises are only as good as the paper they're written on.  Without a legally binding agreement between employees and their employer (i.e. a union contract) employees have no protection for thier rights on the job.

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Paula's description of EFCA is inaccurate.  What EFCA does is allow WORKERS to decide whether to have a representation election.  Currently, an employer can refuse employees the right to majority recognition and FORCE them through a drawn out election process that allows employers additional time to intimidate and scare employees.  The Authorization cards that employees sign are PRIVATE already.  The debate about EFCA is not over a "private ballot."  The cards people sign are already private.  The debate is over WHO HAS CONTROL over employees ability to organize.

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