Can someone please explain why the idea of holding elections for union representation without a secret ballot is called “card check”?
“Can someone please explain why the idea of holding elections for union representation without a secret ballot is called “card check”?”
Because of the means of certifying a Union — getting 50% or more of the employees to put a check mark on a card with their name on claiming they want representation by the union. Since union organizers (the ones circulating the cards) know whose “naughty” (refuses to sign) and nice (checks the card), they can make sure that Santa sends coal and candy to the right stockings (from their point of view).
I dunno, maybe whoever came up with the name wasn’t dealing with a full, uh, never mind...