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.”
Agricultural workers contend that United Farm Workers’ “card check” unionization method leads to false claims of majority union support, intimidation, and constitutional violations
Farmworkers fight UFW union argument that New York labor law lets union bosses trap workers forever
UFW union-backed law sweeps workers into union via coercive ‘card check’ scheme and imposes forced dues in violation of First Amendment