...[The] Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)...would not prevent secret ballot union elections; it would give workers a choice to form a union either through an election or "card check." That is a much-needed fix for weak U.S. labor law... Unlike the democratic political elections contemplated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, U.S. union elections are rarely free and fair... Illegally retaliating against union supporters carries no fines or punitive consequences. Many employers...create a pre-election climate so tainted with fear and intimidation that workers cannot decide freely whether to organize. Under EFCA, workers could bypass this often coercive campaign period.