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Unions are fine, but vote should be free Date published: 3/18/2009
In the March 11 op-ed titled "Workers need protection--and the EFCA," William J. Gimbell III writes, "Our country needs the Employee Free Choice Act," but he studiously avoids discussing what this legislation would actually entail, and instead attempts to convince the reader that workers need unions.
That's a different debate. No one is disputing the right of workers to create a union, but workers should also be free not And what Mr. Gimbell avoids revealing is that the so-called Employee Free Choice Act would deny workers the right to a legitimate, free, and fair election on this question. The act would strip workers of their right to have a secret ballot and create a process that no one would suggest for any other election. Companies would be required to recognize a union after union organizers have collected a majority of signatures among workers. This leaves workers vulnerable to being badgered and pressured by both unions and companies. Whether it is electing our president or a local school board, we recognize that people need to be able to vote their conscience without fear of repercussions. Mr. Gimbell suggests that seven out of 10 non-union workers want to be in a union. Carrie Lukas Washington The writer is vice president,
employers to lean on employees, as you envision unions doing. As the union is not all angels, neither is management.The decision to have a secret ballot is after the union submits a card check list to the employer, at which point both sides know who signed what. The only thing EFCA does is allow the employees to skip the delay of secret ballot when the majority wants a union. You can hate unions as much as you want, but recognize that your response to EFCA is emotional and/or misled.
in the hands of the employees?” Let’s see, the union now has a list of the people that have and have not signed the cards. The employer does not. The employees do not. The union can now use that list to “encourage” the ones who do not want to sign. Of course, that would never happen! /sarcasm. Why not have only, the (secret) ballot determine the issue. The card check leaves it open to abuse. Why go there?
They were a good thing from the 40s to the 60s. But Now they are
a Burden on the Economy . I have been in a Unions. I did My Job Well, Some others Did the same Job, but Not well at all, But were Paid the Same and I had to FIX their Work.,,Unions are why Cars and truck Prices Shot up in the late 70s.,, Were paying a guy to put a bolt in a seat belt 40. a hour? A Monkey could do that Job.. But since the Union Protects Him, We have to Pay his inflated pay. Unions,,,A thing of the PAST.
You will find examples of unfairness on both sides - no group is a bunch of angels. EFCA levels the playing field in choosing whether to organize or not.
"I think it sucks that anyone would excuse blowing off work based on union requirements. That's BS."
thats sop in unions in some working outside job description gets you reported ans penalized
and as far as thuggery goes? in my experience in three unions i've been in the unions rule at thuggery. we got classes in it as shop stewards. sop at the post office is any write up gets a retaliatory eeo complaint. sop.
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