The race to win the Democrat nomination for President of the United States finds one candidate after another pandering to organized labor officials. Perhaps the biggest panderer is former U.S. Senator John Edwards. Speaking to the California State Democrat Convention, Edwards addressed a number of issues including support for efforts to eliminate secret ballot elections by workers. The Chicago Sun Times got the news right when they proclaimed “Edwards tell unions [bosses] what they want to hear.”
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