This week, under pressure from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) activists and allies like Brave New Films, Jobs with Justice, and the Coalition for Social Justice, Burger King scrambled to respond to allegations that it lobbied against the Employee Free Choice Act, while paying its workers poverty wages. In a statement issued Friday, Burger King apparently backed off its opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act:

"Burger King Corp. (BKC) believes unions serve a...