[RWR8189]

Damn that RINO Bush!

[aynrandfreak]

I'm happy about this, as long as he doesn't later cave when they make a minor change just to show how bi-partisan he can be.

[longhorn too]

i'm pretty sure this is a good thing!

[GeorgiaDawg32]

petitions are public, elections are secret..so, joe blow could sign the petition FOR a union (to satisify his pro-union buddies), then vote NO in the election (because he doesn't want one but claim he voted yes to avoid retribution from his pro-union buddies)..

[jaydubya2]

My union has been pushing this BIG TIME:

This article can be found at: http://www.usw.org/usw/program/content/2840.php?lan=en

The Employee Free Choice Act

Workers wanting to form a union in this country routinely come under attack from anti-union employers – and the union-busters they hire – who use heavy-handed and oftentimes illegal tactics to derail organizing campaigns. The more employers are allowed to get away with these tactics, the more we are all hurt, especially when it comes to our jobs. We can see this every day as the fight for decent wages, secure benefits and job security becomes tougher and tougher. It will not get better until our freedom to form a union is restored. During Organizing Campaigns: 25% of private-sector employers illegally fire workers for union activity, 75% of private-sector employers hire anti-union consultants or union-busters, In an overwhelming number of organizing campaigns, employers force employees to attend mandatory anti-union meetings with their supervisors, and In 32% of cases where employees win a union election, they still have no contract two years after the election. It is Time to Fix Our Broken Laws The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1696 and S 842) levels the playing field: Employers will no longer be able to dominate the process of forming a union -- Because the EFCA allows for "card check" (allowing workers that want a union the ability to sign cards in order to show their support), employers are denied the extra time they need to intimidate workers into voting no. Ensures a first contract through mediation and arbitration if necessary -- Employers will no longer be able to stall bargaining for years in order to "bust" a new union! Provides tougher penalties for law-breaking employers -- The EFCA ensures that penalties have teeth rather than the slap on the wrist we see today.

[ShawTaylor]

"Cheney Says Bush Will Veto Pro-Union Bill"

Excellent!

[A. Pole]

President Bush will veto pending legislation aimed at boosting union strength, Vice President Cheney told National Association of Manufacturers members at a Wednesday breakfast meeting to kick off the group’s lobbying efforts.

Bump

[Beagle8U]

The unions want this law so they can intimidate workers into signing cards, its not the other way around.

If given a free private choice the workers will reject the communist unions every time!

[Constantine XIII]

LOL, regardless of what some people say, W is a gift that keeps on giving.

[RJL]

Cheney Says Bush Will Veto Pro-Union Bill

If the unions claim that there are some illegal aliens in the union, Bush will sign it in a heartbeat.

[trisham]

President Bush will veto pending legislation aimed at boosting union strength

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This is excellent news.

[j_tull]

Easy big fella, he hasn't actually done it yet. I hope he will, but....

[A. Pole]

President Bush will veto pending legislation aimed at boosting union strength

Is it going to be his first veto?

[Old_Mil]

Signature cards can be forged. It's a bit more difficult to illegally influence the outcome of an NRLB election. Good for Bush.

[Lancey Howard]

Veto? Wouldn't it have to pass the Senate, ie., get 60 votes for cloture, first?

[rintense]

Good for GWB.

[Leatherneck_MT]

I won't hold my breath.. The ink in his veto pen is likely dried up by now.

[luv2ski]

A bill that accomplished the exact same thing just passed in Colorado. We have a Democrat controlled House and Senate now with a Democrat Governor. The very first bill out of the chute was a pro-union bill that would have done away with the secret election process. Despite howls of protest from business leaders, it sailed through both houses and went to the governor's desk where.... (wait for it!)... he vetoed it! This happened last Friday. I heard it on the radio and nearly drove off the road!
This must be the agenda for Labor- do away with the secret ballots. I guess they figure if they can stick to intimidation, they might succeed.

[Iscool]

His first veto...I can understand that...He doesn't want all of his criminal aliens going union on him especially since he is owned by the people who are counting on the illegals at poverty wages...

[BaBaStooey]

Memo to unions: This is the sort of thing that happens when you decide to put all your eggs into one basket.

[George W. Bush]

But he just couldn't veto McStain's campaign finance reform? Or any of the wild porkbarrel spending?