What You Should Know About Employee Free Choice Act

Monday, July 13th, 2009 by Admin

Crain’s has a what-you-should-know-about the Employee Free Choice Act. Our readers already know the basics so we won’t belabor them, but we will pass along this sentiment, which we hear from ABC members all the time:

“Binding arbitration takes the onus off the union to be a serious negotiator,” says Butch Bingham, president of Bulkmatic Transport Co., whose Griffith, Ind., company faced a union drive five years ago. “It’s almost impossible to get a contract signed so quickly. Then some independent person will be deciding my economic package and whether or not my company survives.”

Even then, it’s only a best-case scenario that the person will really be independent.

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One Response to “What You Should Know About Employee Free Choice Act”

  1. July 13th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    Dale Copps says:

    And the lack of binding arbitration takes the onus off the employer to be a serious negotiator. Indeed, many employers (and you can look this up) have managed to stall on a first contract for years.

    By legislating a binding arbitration option, in the event negotiations drag on for an unreasonable period of time, both sides are encouraged to bargain with efficiency and in good faith, to craft a contract acceptable to all before that option kicks in.