Big Labor Renews Attack on Secret Ballot
Top officials of [...] unions have repeatedly tried to [...] effectively deny workers the opportunity to vote in secret-ballot elections...
Though some details remain to be worked out, under the expected revisions, union elections would have to be held within five or 10 days after 30 percent of workers signed cards favoring having a union. Currently, the campaigns often run two months.
To further address labor’s concerns that the election process is tilted in favor of employers, key senators are considering several measures. One would require employers to give union organizers access to company property. Another would bar employers from requiring workers to attend anti-union sessions that labor supporters deride as “captive audience meetings.”
No word an AFL-CIO boss told the Times, “This bill will bring about dramatic changes, even if the card check has fallen away.”
Top officials of [...] unions have repeatedly tried to [...] effectively deny workers the opportunity to vote in secret-ballot elections...
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo wanted to reinstate the 1949 Joy Silk ruling, forcing "card checks" on employees.
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