SEIU is leading an effort to let CNBC know that we are sick and tired of their right wing shit. This time, CNBC’s Jim Cramer and Erin Burnett compared the Employee Free Choice Act to the Iranian election:
Here's what Burnett and Cramer said yesterday while discussing the Iran election:
BURNETT: And it wasn't a secret ballot. I think that's important. They're going to know - they know everybody and how they voted. CRAMER: Absolutely. BURNETT: It makes a strong point for this whole union conversation we're having in this country. CRAMER: The card check, the card check.
CNBC Fail: Anchors compare Iran elections to Employee Free Choice Act
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More, after the fold.
We all know that the whole "take-away-the-secret-election" stuff is bullshit.
Even the Wall Street Journal admits that:
The bill doesn't remove the secret-ballot option from the National Labor Relations Act but in practice makes it a dead letter. The bill allows a union to automatically organize a worksite if more than 50% of workers simply sign an authorization card
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I don't even think it makes it a "dead letter." Rather, it lets workers decide when they want an election, instead of letting the company decide.
From SEIU blog:
CNBC isn't exactly a shining example of responsible journalism. The financial news network has been ridiculed for enabling the financial crisis with flawed reporting and fawning coverage of failed CEOs.
Well, CNBC is at it again. Yesterday, CNBC's Jim Cramer and Erin Burnett made a ridiculous, irresponsible statement. Cramer and Burnett compared the aftermath of Iran's recent election to what would happen under the Employee Free Choice Act.
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But to extend that delusion to the Iran election is more than inaccurate. It's irresponsible. It has no place in our national dialogue, and CNBC needs to know that.
Let Erin Burnett and Jim Cramer know what you think. Click here to send them an email now.
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The Employee Free Choice Act is an important piece of legislation that reforms the rigged system that prevents employees from having a free choice to improve their lives. The aftermath of the Iran election is proof of what happens when voters don't have a free choice, when the deck is stacked against the electorate.
For some reason, CNBC doesn't understand the difference. Make sure they do.
I'm just spreading the word here. For as good as MSNBC can be at times, CNBC is as bad. It's the anti-Obama, anti-Democrat, anti-worker network.
Let's let them know we don't like it.
Click here to send them an email now.