Posted on 03/11/2009 10:52:02 AM PDT by mosesdapoet
"We feel the secret ballot is allowed for but not required by Mexican laobor law. However we feel that the secret ballot is absolutly necessary in order to ensure that workers are not intimidated into voting for a union they might not otherwise choose".
That was the message submitted to the Mexican government the sponsors of the so called "Employer Free Choice Act which would eliminate the secret ballot in US union organizing. The document was signed by congress members;California's; Miller, Baca, Filner,Lee ,Lofgren ,Stark ; Massachusetts; Barney Frank, James McGovern , and Ohio's ;Kucinich, Kaptur. All sponsors of the proposed "card check law" which would nulify NLRB current union organizing fairness regulations
and allow a group of union organizers approach employees in their homes to sign a card stating they wish to join that union, without their employers knowledge. Its been reported if a simple majority of 51% occured that shop or business would be unionized.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
I actually saw a commercial on TV this morning which featured George McGovern speaking AGAINST the proposed “card check” legislation (the Employee Free Choice Act, or whatever Orwellian Newspeak moniker the Obamites have bestowed upon it).
I’m not surprised by much any more, but that did it. Maybe the guy isn’t as wacky as I thought he was.
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