Chamber opposes labor legislation

The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce recently launched a grassroots campaign in opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act legislation introduced in Congress March 10

Chamber President Darrelyn Bender said although union rolls in the area—including Spanish Fort, Malbis, Daphne, Montrose, Fairhope and Point Clear—are slim compared to the total work force, union activity is not the target of the group’s letter-writing campaign.

“The state of Alabama already gives unions the right to come in, sit down and talk with employees, and this legislation—the way it currently reads—takes away a key component of that process. That’s why we oppose it,” Bender said.

Chamber opposes labor legislation