Another New CDW Ad

First, CDW has launched a new print ad this week. This ad ran on Thursday, March 25, in Roll Call and Politico, and will run the first week in April in USA Today.

Now that Congress and the White House have completed their work on health care reform, CDW wants to make sure that any momentum from their victory does not lead them to think that it would be a good idea to pivot to EFCA, or some EFCA alternative.

Becker Nomination

Senator Tom Harkin has stated that President Obama will use a recess appoint to seat Craig Becker on the National Labor Relations Board, and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka has echoed this sentiment.

As you recall, Mr. Becker’s nomination received bi-partisan opposition during Senate debate in February, and his nomination failed to be approved by the Senate. CDW has once again opposed Mr. Becker’s nomination, and you can see our letter here.

For those of you wondering about Mr. Becker’s connection to CDW’s efforts to defeat EFCA and all related proposals, you’ll be interested in this quote from Stewart Acuff of the Utility Workers Union of America:

“If we aren't able to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, we will work with President Obama and Vice President Biden and their appointees to theNational Labor Relations Board to change the rules governing forming a union through administrative action.... " Link to article is here

Thank you for your continued efforts to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act.