A Pro-Unionist Argues to Give Up Card Check

As we have been saying for a while now, it is highly likely that the Democrat-Union coalition will retreat on the card-check component of the Employee Free Choice Act in exchange for the more damaging provisions of forced arbitration and harsh penalties.

In a lengthy article that includes an actual case-study (if all the facts are to be believed), the author makes a compelling argument for Big Labor to give up on the card-check provision of the EFCA in order to keep the to more choice components, and discusses shortened elections as an alternative.

I just took a call today from an older, disabled gentleman who works part time as one of those guys who brings the shopping carts in from the parking lot at a grocery store. Somehow he stumbled upon our web site, and called me to ask, "What can I do to help stop the EFCA?" He said he knew that if his store were unionized, his job would probably be cut, and he is probably right. I had to tell him that there was nothing he could do to prevent the bill from passing - if you look at the actions of the Obama administration, it is a foregone conclusion that some version of an EFCA-type bill will be foisted upon us. What I did tell him was to have his company visit our web site. The only way to avoid working under a federally written contract, and paying extreme penalties for "unfair labor practices," is to first, prevent a union from gaining a foothold in your company, and second, understand the laws so as to avoid actions that could trigger penalties.

American businesses better learn these lessons fast. Unions will be coming, and they will have new ammunition in their arsenal! Referring back to the article I referenced at the beginning of this post, if union organizers could say to the employees, "sign this card, and we'll have a new contract within 4 months," defenses may falter, especially if those businesses are not handling their employee relations efforts properly or effectively.