Hollywood's Free Speech Hypocrisy

From the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace:

With support for the anti-worker card check bill coming to a screeching halt, the nation's labor unions are hoping that a little Hollywood glitter will revive the prospects of the Employee Free Choice Act. Actors Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, who starred in NBC's West Wing series, are descending on Capitol Hill today to lobby for the anti-worker card check bill.

"It's ironic that the same actors who vote by secret ballot when choosing the leadership of the Screen Actors Guild, are here in DC lobbying to take the secret ballot away from millions of American workers," said Brian Worth, the chairman of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace. "More than anyone, the creative community in Hollywood should understand that free speech and the right to self expression should be protected. I guess these actors believe that empowering labor bosses is more important than protecting a fundamental tenet of our democracy. It must be nice to have the luxury of applying free speech principles when it's convenient."

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Hollywood's Free Speech Hypocrisy