Ever wonder what workplace life might look like under the so-called Employee Free Choice Act? The prospect is contemplated in an essay that appeared this week in the Central Maine Morning Sentinel: “Under EFCA, each signature is a public vote and the only vote, conducted in the open, with the full view and knowledge of their fellow workers, management and the union organizers. “Imagine for a momen... Read more »
From the moment the 111th Congress was gaveled into session, the controversial card check scheme has been a vexing problem for congressional Democrats. Special interests have demanded passage of the legislation as political payback, yet the American people remain firmly opposed to its infringement on basic worker rights. With support eroding among members of both political parties, the backers of ... Read more »
If card check can’t win in Pennsylvania, where can it? It seems the citizens of the labor-friendly Keystone State are not crazy about the card check scheme, which would impose public sign-up for unionization and limit workers’ and employers’ ability to negotiate contracts and work rules. A new poll finds that Pennsylvanians oppose the measure, also known as the Employee Free Choice Act, by a 55-29... Read more »
For anyone wondering why special interests are still fighting to enact a proposal as unpopular as card check, it may be time to consider that old adage: “follow the money.” The Hill reports this morning on a new analysis that shows a stunning financial gain for union leaders if their predictions about card check hold true: “Passing the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would result in millions in ad... Read more »
With all the fuss that’s been made over the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, one would be forgiven for thinking it’s the only proposal out there to change federal labor law. Luckily for workers, it’s not. Last week, Republicans led by Rep. Tom McClintock and Sen. David Vitter introduced the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act – aptly dubbed the RAISE Act, because it... Read more »
America’s health care system is broken. Americans are generally happy with their doctors, but they know that health care costs too much. And far too many Americans have no health care coverage at all. Unfortunately, the Democrats’ solution to the health care cost crisis is to dramatically inflate federal spending by adding millions of Americans to the government health care rolls. In other words, ... Read more »
The monthly jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor came out this morning, and the news was grim. An estimated 345,000 Americans lost their jobs in May, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.4 percent – its highest level in more than 25 years. Amid continued job losses, it’s no surprise to see editorial boards continuing to voice their opposition to the anti-worker, anti-job card check scheme.... Read more »
The so-called Employee Free Choice Act is in trouble. It has been rejected by the American public – union and non-union households alike – and it has come under fire from opinion leaders and a growing number of elected officials in Washington and around the country. Now, in a desperate bid to resuscitate the controversial scheme, a coalition has been manufactured to feign the appearance of support... Read more »
Although card check remains the top legislative priority among union bosses, the Las Vegas Sun is reporting that internal squabbles may be threatening prospects for the controversial plan. It’s good news for workers, but the big spending special interests behind the bill will certainly be disappointed: “After spending hundreds of millions of dollars to win Democratic majorities in Congress and ele... Read more »
At the core of the controversial Employee Free Choice Act is a provision known as card check. Rather than permitting workers to form unions through federally-supervised secret ballot elections, a card check system requires workers to publicly declare – by signing, or not signing, an authorization card – whether they wish to join a particular union. The card check ploy has been resoundingly rejecte... Read more »
