"You Have No Chance to Retaliate"
The Employee Free Choice Act would institute "card check" union elections, in which a union would be permitted to organize any shop in which a majority of workers signed cards annoucing their desire to be organized by that union. Under existing law, an employer may demand a formal election process, during which time employers might "intimidate, harass, coerce and even fire workers who try to form unions and bargain for economic well-being."
Speaking to a trade association, former Deputy Secretary of Labor Steven Law, who left the Labor Department only last month, attacked this bill because it would strip employers of time during which they could retaliate against pro-union employees--even though such retaliation is illegal under existing law. Law summarized his opposition to the bill as follows:
You have no chance to retaliate
Law added "if you think that unionizing is a great thing, then this [bill] is a great thing."
Written By:KipEsquire On February 6, 2007 3:42 PM Written By:rick On February 6, 2007 7:49 PM
this [bill] is a great thing."
Its the same bankrupt mentality that thinks somehow labor is on equal footing with these corporate parasites who've had their way far too long. If these shills for big business think its fair to devolve the American labor force, export jobs and treat the ones that remain like indentured servants, then its time to take a page from the Chavez notebook by seizing and nationalizing the industries...its time to level the playing field for the American worker.
Kip, what kind of retaliation could a union engage in? Work stoppage/strike? Um, those are already illegal if they haven't organized, negotiated, etc. You're out of left field.
Also, Esquire is a courtesy title - it's poor form to use it in reference to yourself.
Some people think secret ballots are a great thing.
And what about retaliation by the union? Is anyone naive enough to think that won't occur?
And how about open voting for decertification of a union? How does Big Labor feel about that?