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Pro-union bill sparking controversy
March 13, 2007
A bill named the “Employee Free Choice Act” or “Card Check” authorization, designed to make it easier for employees to become members of unions, is generating controversy across the country. If passed, it could have a major impact on small and medium-sized businesses.
Jade West, senior vice president for government regulations at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, points out that under current law, if a union obtains signatures on cards from 30 percent of the workers in a workplace indicating they want representation, the union presents those cards to the employer and asks to be certified as the collective bargaining agent. The employer could insist that the National Labor Relations Board conduct a secret ballot for an election.
Under the new bill, if more than 50 percent of the workers sign cards indicating interest in union representation, the union would automatically be recognized as the certified collective bargaining agent. There would be no secret ballot and the employer, according to West, might have even been unaware that the union was soliciting cards.
Watch for future developments on this proposal, which may be the subject of a Senate hearing later this month. A column written by West about the bill will be featured in the April issue of INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION.
Posted by Jack Keough on March 13, 2007 | Comments (0)