Call it the curse of card check. Like the monster in a bad horror movie, the latest nightmare scenario making its way through Washington is the theory that the Employee Free Choice Act can return to wreak havoc on workers’ rights and the economy – even if it dies in the Senate, where it has been dormant like a sleeping vampire for months. Workforce Management magazine notes that card check advocat... Read more »
The following op-ed by Rep. John Kline, senior Republican for the House Education and Labor Committee, was published on Townhall.com on July 10, 2009. There they go again. Democrats have controlled the White House and both chambers of Congress for less than six months, yet already their tax-and-spend ways are hurting America’s economy – and taking away jobs. Their first act of business was to pass... Read more »
With Democrats now officially able to count 60 votes among their ranks in the Senate, the Employee Free Choice Act should be easy to pass in that chamber because – on paper – they have enough votes to stop a possible Republican filibuster against the anti-worker proposal. But it turns out it’s not that easy. The New York Times today offers a glimpse about why several Democratic senators are sittin... Read more »
Congressman John Kline (R-MN), Senior Republican on the Education and Labor Committee, today named Barrett Karr as Republican Staff Director. Karr brings to the Committee a wealth of knowledge on education, health care, and labor issues gained during a 13-year career that spanned both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. “Americans are facing real challenges, and we can’t afford any delay in our efforts t... Read more »
Almost five months after the Democrats’ much-heralded economic stimulus package was signed into law and a week after it was revealed that the unemployment rate has reached its highest level in more than a quarter-century, the American people are left asking: where are the jobs? “With unemployment already at 9.5 percent and likely to exceed 10 percent, much higher than White House officials predict... Read more »
It appears that America’s northern neighbors may be rooting for enactment of the Employee Free Choice Act – but not for the reason you might think. Canadians have plenty of experience with the public sign-up card check process for forming unions, and that experience has been anything but positive. In fact, card check and the arbitration that accompanies it have wreaked havoc on their economy, leav... Read more »
Today we are here to discuss the safety of our nation’s schools, with particular regard to bullying. While the issue of bullying is nothing new, its ever-changing face has unfortunately kept it prevalent in our nation’s schools. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, between fifteen and twenty-five percent of United States students admitted to being bullied “someti... Read more »
Advocates of the so-called Employee Free Choice Act do support a secret ballot – but there’s a catch. Under federal law, secret ballots are used to dissolve a union. But when workers want to create a union, that’s different. Secret ballots, which have been used to form unions for generations, are put aside. Instead, under EFCA, the “card check” method is used, leaving workers open to intimidation ... Read more »
As congressional Democrats scramble to finalize the massive health care overhaul they plan to push through the U.S. House of Representatives this month, questions continue to mount about the consequences of their plan for American families. Independent analyses have already proven that the so-called “government option” is not going to be optional for the millions of Americans who will lose the hea... Read more »
With Al Franken scheduled to be sworn in this week as the 60th Senator who will caucus with Democrats, speculation has exploded about legislative prospects for the card check ploy. Congressional observers are well-versed on the political pitfalls that have so far stymied card check’s enactment. The plan – which requires union certification without the protection of a secret ballot election and cou... Read more »
