Sometimes actions speak a lot louder - and truer - than words.

Here's an example...

The corporations and their front groups that oppose the Employee Free Choice Act say that the use of arbitration to help workers and companies reach agreements will hurt business and put federal bureaucrats in charge.

That's what they say.

Now here's what they do: in fact, companies use arbitration all the time to resolve disputes because they like that it's fast, fair, and inexpensive.

It turns out that the corporate rhetoric on the Employee Free Choice Act's arbitration provisions is simply another example of misinformation they're spreading about the bill.

Here's what the Employee Free Choice Act does: it gives both workers and companies the option of requesting an independent, private-sector arbitrator to help reach a fair agreement.

No one's really opposed to arbitration as a process. It's used all the time. The anti-employee free choice corporations and their front groups are just opposed to workers having the option to use it to help reach fair agreements. That's a tough position to defend publicly, so it gets disguised as concern about "hurting business" and putting "bureaucrats in charge."

Corporate opposition and misinformation on this is not surprising. Today, even when a majority of workers say they want to form a union, companies can refuse to negotiate a first agreement, or stall and use other tactics to delay the process for years. One third of workers who form a union lack an agreement one year later and 28 percent of the time companies refuse to negotiate at all.

By giving workers and companies the option of requesting an independent, private-sector arbitrator, workers who make the majority decision to form a union are able to secure an agreement without delays or stall tactics -- and companies are guaranteed provisions that match industry standards to ensure competitiveness.

Ensuring that workers have the freedom to form unions and negotiate contracts with their employers is a key way workers are able to share in the prosperity they help create and win a stronger voice in the services they provide.