Looks like our freshman Congressman has someone other than working people in mind when he thinks about the people who he represents.  Today, he voted against the Employee Free Choice Act.  The Majority Leader describes the act this way:

http://speaker.gov/newsroom...

“The Employee Free Choice Act is the most important labor law reform legislation of this generation.  But this legislation is about more than labor law: it is about basic labor rights, about the rule of the majority free from intimidation, and about protecting jobs .

“It is a guarantee - when a majority of workers say they want a union, they will get a union.

“Many of the benefits all workers enjoy today are the results of the struggles of organized labor – and their victories have not just benefited union workers.  Millions of those who never had the chance to join a union, enjoy better wages, safer workplaces and greater rights because of the battles fought by union members.  Unions have helped make America the most prosperous, most productive nation in the world, with a vibrant middle class.  Organized labor has helped put America in the lead.

I am biased because I think people should be able to come together to decide what is right for themselves and their families.  But I'll happily defend that bias against anyone who believes that only corporations have rights.  It is a sad day when a town like Bakersfield, which is traditionally blue collar, is represented by someone in Congress who believes in free markets for companies, not for people.

Text of the bill is here:  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-b...: