Employer Free Choice Act and "democracy"

Of all the legislation that's likely to make its way through Congress in the next few months, one of the most contentious is going to EFCA and, in particular, the "card check provision." That's where employees can unionize based on a simple majority of cards that are filled out calling for a union, rather than conducting a secret ballot vote. That provision is the easiest one to bash the entire act with as journalists rarely are able to get past the idea that it's undemocratic, so Republicans committed to further weakening unions have jumped on that with particular glee. And it's gotten nearly all the attention about the bill.

In a provocative piece, T.A. Frank suggests the provision be dropped as it's not significant in the grand scheme of things.