Faced with an unpopular product, supporters of the controversial Employee Free Choice Act are doing what any desperate marketer might: bringing in celebrity endorsements. “…the AFL-CIO recruited the star power of 47 actors, musicians, Broadway performers, comedians, writers, and others to support a bill in Congress that would make it easier for unions to organize.” Rhee, “Unions call out 'star pow... Read more »
With American families deeply worried about their lost savings and many defined benefit pension plans facing significant shortfalls, new questions are arising about how card check might be used to mask a union pension underfunding crisis. An op-ed published by The Huffington Post explains— “But the damaging effects [of card check] go well beyond the high-tech sector. It would have a devastating im... Read more »
The so-called Employee Free Choice Act replaces federally-supervised secret ballot elections with a public sign-up process for forming a union – and the bill’s special interest backers would have you believe that this is no big deal. But it is. The secret ballot is a practice that’s almost as old as democracy itself. In fact, today it’s used in both political and everyday life. To remind ourselves... Read more »
Union leaders have never been shy about their expectation that card check legislation would be delivered by Democrats in Washington as payback for their political and financial support in the last election. But now, The Hill reports that even the White House is spelling out the quid pro quo: “The Obama administration owes organized labor a lot for its victory in the presidential election, Vice Pre... Read more »
The so-called Employee Free Choice Act has come under increasing fire in recent weeks, and those taking aim might not be who you expect. Although card check is often painted in partisan terms, the reality is that an increasing number of Democrats are joining Republicans in speaking out against this anti-worker legislation. It turns out that there are members of both political parties who support b... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor this morning reported that the American economy shed 539,000 jobs in April, bringing the unemployment rate to 8.9 percent. Total job losses since the recession began in December 2007 stand at 5.7 million. At the same time, The Washington Post is now reporting that beleaguered U.S. automaker General Motors plans to ship many of the company’s planned new jobs overseas: “... Read more »
With big-spending special interests now scrambling to find support for their widely rejected card check plan, a new focus has emerged on the legislation’s scheme to allow federal arbitrators to dictate how American workplaces are run. Section 3 of the legislation, dubbed “Facilitating Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements,” outlines a radical proposal masked by its rather innocent sounding name... Read more »
Congressional Democrats and their big-spending special interest allies are having a hard time making the case for their anti-worker card check plan. Not only has it been widely rejected by the public – non-union and union members alike – but it has been panned by political leaders and opinion makers from across the political spectrum. Now, new data from the National Labor Relations Board confirms ... Read more »
In the ongoing debate over card check’s forced government contracts – the proposal to let government bureaucrats establish wages, benefits, job duties, and other work rules if unions and management cannot reach agreement within 120 days – a new wrinkle has emerged. It seems that special interest efforts to increase the number of union members at any cost could have a steep cost indeed for an unexp... Read more »
With all the talk recently about a compromise on the anti-worker card check plan, pundits and political observers have been turning their attention to a less well-known provision of the plan, but one that many believe could be equally damaging: the forced government contracts. Over the weekend, Michael Barone speculated on what a card check compromise might look like for workers, small business ow... Read more »
