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 »
Fifteen. That’s how many people showed up for a rally last week in support of the Employee Free Choice Act in Fort Wayne, Ind. Other Hoosier State rallies for the act, also known as “card check,” didn’t exactly pack ‘em in, either. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports that a mere 40 people attended a similar event in Indianapolis while just 30 arrived in South Bend. To put it another way, that’s... Read more »
Your state may give you a “right-to-work,” but can it protect you from the effects of card check? The simple answer is NO. The Employee Free Choice Act, now being considered in Congress, can even apply to the 22 states that have “right-to-work” laws. “Right-to-work” means these states forbid unions from requiring workers to join them or pay dues as a condition of employment. Currently, states that... Read more »
Enactment of the controversial card check scheme may be the highest priority of union bigwigs and many Washington Democrats wanting to provide payback for their political allies. But surely, the legislation is aimed at multi-national corporations and mammoth business interests with resources to engage in the complex negotiations and legal hurdles that come with card check organization … or is it? ... Read more »
The concept of card check – where everyone knows whether you wish to join a particular union, whether you want them to or not – is not the only reason why Americans are against the Employee Free Choice Act. There are plenty of bad ideas to go around in this proposal. One equally troubling – and lesser known – aspect of the bill is that it can deny workers the right to vote on their first contract.... Read more »
There are plenty of myths surrounding the so-called Employee Free Choice Act. But one of the most pervasive is the idea that the bill maintains workers’ right to a secret ballot. There’s just one problem: It’s just not true. Don’t believe us? Read the bill itself: “If the [National Labor Relations] Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid a... Read more »
Following this week’s hearing of the Education and Labor Committee on seclusion and restraint in schools – during which it was revealed that children have been abused, injured, and even killed through misuse of such tactics – Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) has requested a detailed analysis of the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed response to the problem, and plans to protect children in... Read more »
Thanks to the controversial card check plan, there is plenty of concern these days about workers’ privacy rights and employers’ ability to keep and create jobs in a struggling economy. But as the Wall Street Journal revealed last week, this unpopular legislation might not be the only looming threat: “Arlen Specter's party switch has renewed the debate over the legislative prospects for ‘card check... Read more »
Florida Senator Mel Martinez is the latest in a long line of lawmakers, opinion leaders, and American citizens to speak out against the anti-worker card check plan. Martinez penned an op-ed in today’s Politico detailing his opposition to the controversial plan: “Some ideas that come before Congress are better than others. But once in a while, even I am surprised by what is considered in the nation... Read more »
