Bowing to pressure from moderate members of their own party, Democratic Senate leaders have dropped the card check provision from the Employee Free Choice Act, in favor of alternative provisions shortening the time period for secret ballot elections which will still be required before a business can be forced to bargain with a union acting on behalf of its employees. This is a major defeat for big labor at the hands of senators from right to work states seeking to preserve the secret ballot rights of all workers employed by companies which are the subject of union organizing campaigns, and frees each voting employee from pressure by either union organizers or company executives who would otherwise know the individual worker's vote on the question of union representation.
It appears the bill is likely to pass now that it has been gutted of its most controversial provision, and its passage will signal renewed union organizing campaigns in the construction industry in right to work states in particular. The effect on construction businesses in those states where union membership is already required for construction tradespeople will be minimal. You probably already know which category your own home state falls into.
It appears the bill is likely to pass now that it has been gutted of its most controversial provision, and its passage will signal renewed union organizing campaigns in the construction industry in right to work states in particular. The effect on construction businesses in those states where union membership is already required for construction tradespeople will be minimal. You probably already know which category your own home state falls into.
