An interesting perspective on EFCA coming out of American Samoa.  In "Are The Unions Coming?" at the Faitatala blog, the blogger asks a number of compelling questions:

We don't have any unions here so why is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union so interested in American Samoa that they have made a maximum $5,000 donation to Faleomavaega's re-election campaign? There aren't any unions here, Faleomavaega is not on the House Education and Labor Committee and the IBEW doesn't have any affiliates in Asia or Pacific foreign countries, which fall under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee Faleomavaega chairs.

The rest of the post provides a succinct overview of the bill and its history for a readership that may not be as aware of its significance as business leaders in the 50 States.  The blogger refers to the fact that union density and influence are not terribly significant in Samoa, and that most public familiarity with union organizing probably arises out of efforts years ago to organize the islands' prominent tuna canneries.  Regarding the race underway to elect Samoa's single congressional delegate, the post concludes:

[Incumbent Rep. Eni] Faleomavaega [D] needs to be asked what his position is on secret ballots for union elections and if EFCA passes in the 111th Congress, will he be leading the charge for the Teamsters once again to try to unionize the canneries?

The people of this territory have signaled time and again in no uncertain terms that they oppose outside attempts to change our lives. Up to now we have thought mostly in terms of federal government interference. But that applies to the unions, too. The workers don't want them but will they be too intimidated to resist if they no longer have the protection of the secret ballot to protect them?