Feds may stunt union organizing campaigns

[DaveSZ]

http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0406/09/a01-178587.htm


Feds may stunt union organizing campaigns

Pledge card challenges could be easier; secret ballots backed

By Ed Garsten / The Detroit News


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DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union’s most effective tool to organize new members is under scrutiny from the National Labor Relations Board.

The board voted 3-2 late Monday to review neutrality pacts, where companies agree to recognize the union if a majority of workers sign cards supporting the union.

If the Republican-controlled NLRB limits the so-called card check agreements, it would be a major blow to the UAW, which is already struggling to stem membership losses.

Critics say workers often are coerced into signing cards and secret ballot elections are a fairer way to determine whether union representation is desired.

[Mountainman]

1. What gets me is that wealthy Republicans work so hard to stick it to poor

people. You'd think that if they had a decent comfortable life they would live and let live but no, they have to have every damned penny they can get their greedy hands on.

Our nation would be healthier economically if there was a large middle class of consumers but they want to turn all of into the working poor.

[DaveSZ]

2. Exactly

FDR and his progressive policies built the middle class, and lifted countless people out of poverty and starvation.

The Repubs and corporate Dems want us all to be slaves to the corporations, and if we won't comply they'll ship our jobs overseas where they can truly treat the people as slaves.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. If the Michigan UAW folks vote for Bush because he is

he seems like a cool guy, they will get what they deserve.

[Lefty48197]

4. I don't think we have to worry about the UAW vote.

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