EFCA, Canada, California and New York

A recent Pacific Research Institute piece provides a pretty good overview of the Employee Free Choice Act [EFCA] debate. It adds a couple of new thoughts. More after the jump
First it notes Governor Schwarzenegger's vetos of California legislation to allow the United Farm Workers to obtain card check certification under state labor laws. Agricultural workers are not covered by the National Labor Relations Act. Second the article notes Canadian provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia noticed "reduced investment, higher unemployment, and less job creation" after implementing card check recognition. After the provinces eliminated card check recognition and returned to secret ballot elections,  the economic losses began to reverse. No data or source is cited for these opinions.
As we previously blogged there is significant hostility to card check in Quebec where it still is in use. It would seem more review of the Canadian experience, supported by factual data, and not just rhetoric, could be helpful in the debate. Similarly, the New York public sector experience previously blogged here also should be considered.