Card Check: Cooling Off Or Heating Up?
Monday, August 31st, 2009 by AdminJust to continue the food metaphor for no particular reason other than it’s a simple way to get started for the week, the question for watchers of the Employee Free Choice Act is whether the issue is getting cold on the counter or just waiting to be heated and served.
While much of the world focuses on Sen. Harry Reid’s comment that EFCA is not on the table right now, news and commentary around the issue is actually percolating a bit more now than it was a few weeks ago. Here’s a smorgasbord of recent items:
- The Huffing Post crew wants to add card check and binding arbitration to Ted Kennedy’s legacy
- The mayor of Park Forest, Illinois — who also happens to be a teachers union representative, writes: “For Labor, After Health Care Reform Next Goal Is Passing EFCA” … glad to see opinions like this embedded into our local governments and protecting bad teachers
- The influential Advertiser in Louisiana editorializes: “Labor has a history of intimidating employees into voting for a union. Management has a history of retaliating against those who do. The default position should be a secret ballot that protects workers from undue influence by either side. Rep. Melancon is a co-sponsor of the act, although he appears to be moving away from the card-check provision. Sen. Landrieu should do the same.”
- Tampa business leader: “EFCA – with or without the card-check provision – would fundamentally change that, and in the process, change the way we do business. It would have the unintended consequence of damaging our ability to compete and therefore would put in jeopardy the jobs that EFCA purports to protect.”
- The letter to the editor you must read today: “Our Maginot Line”
Tags: Editorials, State of Play
August 31st, 2009 at 10:25 pm
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