CEOs Take Big Contracts, Deny Workers Same Chance

by James Parks, Jan 31, 2007

PaulVA’s diary on Daily KOS today offers another look at why workers in this country would benefit from passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. He points out the “barefaced hypocrisy” and “double standard” of CEOs who enjoy the fruits of their lucrative contracts while shutting the door on their employees who want the freedom to negotiate union contracts that would better their lives.

If CEOs such as Robert Nardelli—who walked away from Home Depot with $200 million—can believe in negotiated contracts for themselves, PaulVA reasons,

then most certainly, there is no reason to oppose the same for the 58 million workers in this country who would form a union at work if they could do so.

That is why the Employee Free Choice Act is so important, so that there is a fair playing field for people who want to choose the path of a negotiated agreement with their employer.

We couldn’t have said it better. To read all of PaulVA’s diary, click here.

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