Card-check union organizing: A power grab
Date published: 4/11/2008
Card-check union organizing: A power grab
AFL-CIO officials John Sweeney and James Leaman hid the true nature of "card-check" union organizing and instead shilled for their No. 1 legislative priority, the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" ["Yes: Without labor unions, who speaks for the worker?" Viewpoints, March 30].
But this compulsory unionism power grab would unleash a new epidemic of union intimidation directed at workers who do not want to form a union.
In reality, the bill would allow union organizers to bypass secret-ballot elections in favor of card-check drives to unionize workplaces across America.
Rather than vote in private, card-check campaigns force employees to publicly declare whether they support unionization, throwing the door open to rampant union bullying.
The National Right to Work Foundation is helping employees nationwide defend their rights during these coercive unionization drives.
Card-check organizing campaigns already occur today, but if Big Labor's bill passes, they would become the law of the land.
Employees are telling their stories of union harassment to anyone who will listen. Since union organizers are known to use heavy-handed tactics where they fail to persuade, it is no surprise that a recent McLaughlin & Associates poll found that 79 percent of Americans oppose making coercive "card check" the law of the land.
Justin Hakes
Springfield
The writer is legal information director for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.
Date published: 4/11/2008
Most recent reader comments:
I see no one here knows anything about unions.I wish my shop would go union,because my boss would sell LOL. every company should be union than we all would make good wage and have awsome health care.As to bullying, i dont think so,they have rules everyone gets the same thing.they do try to get you to vote democrat but only an idiot would do that.
Ckickens for Col. Sanders!
(posted by
Chiswald
, Apr. 11, 2008 1:51 pm)
Please, Mr. Employer, don't allow unions to advocate on my behalf for better working conditions and benefits. Screw the American dream, I want to compete with workers in third world countries!
Past Their Prime
(posted by
Ranko
, Apr. 11, 2008 12:05 pm)
The time for unions have come and gone. Do any of you remember the steel mills of Pa? Well most of them are long gone because of unions. We have to be competitve in a world market to make it today. Don't believe me then press #1 for english or stay on line and see who answers your call. Hint hint, they won't be from this country.
DETROIT PARADISE
(posted by
Seadragon
, Apr. 11, 2008 10:02 am)
Detroit was the Mecca for union jobs. Look at that city now. Houses that sit unsold on the market for $30K. Car prices are sky high thanks to the union. Rampant crime. Corrupt government. Unions spend your money on programs and support candidates you personally wouldn't send money to. Yep, unions are great. NOT!!!!!
Unions Schunions
(posted by
Justice1
, Apr. 11, 2008 9:46 am)
Why is so much work and product manufacturing done overseas, because of unions. It is the only way for many companies to be competitve. Unions have bankrupt many companies. Workers have rights here, it is called free market. If you dont like the pay or benefits, find another job. Unions are more corrupt than the government.
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