Political Quotes

“This amendment prohibits the use of funds for the National Labor Relations Board to implement or enforce the Cemex decision, which imposes a backdoor card-check scheme. This ruling threatens to take away secret ballot elections for unionization, including requiring an employer to recognize a union if the NLRB alleges unfair labor practices in the lead-up to the election. Just think about that, because I am sure there are a bunch of antiunion people working at the NLRB. Card check allows for a union to be certified once a certain number of employees sign cards in favor of petitioning for a union election. Rarely do unions garner as much support in secret ballot elections as they do with signature cards. Part of the difference in support is that the employers hear competing arguments about the merits of unionization. More concerning, the signature card process exposes workers to mob-like tactics to pressure employees into signing unionization cards. During an organization drive at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, employees alleged that the UAW used misrepresentation, coercion, threats, and promises to get card signatures. Say it isn't so. It never happens, of course not, because there is no money involved. Secret ballots insulate employees from these despicable tactics and allow them to express their true desire regarding the union question without concerns for the safety of themselves and their families.…”