tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204093982553942301.post5022805462904797068..comments2024-03-28T09:55:17.377-04:00Comments on Human Race Horses: Labor Unions Compromising on Employee Free Choice?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204093982553942301.post-4217483057848760302009-04-27T14:06:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:06:00.000-04:00Bah! The Employee Free Choice Act does not take a...Bah! The Employee Free Choice Act does not take away the secret ballot option. One way the option is preserved is that a 30% minority can force a secret ballot, NLRB election through section 9(e) of the NLRA.<br /><br />All this bill does is take power away from employers, where it should have never been in the first place. The whole point of forming a union is to be on an equal plane with the company that is buying the workers' skill and labor. Giving the employer power to decide how a union is formed, and the ability to hinder their formation, destroys their entire purpose. <br /><br />I'm sick of all the lying that obscenely wealthy interests are using to kill something that can give the workingman a descent shot at a good life.Thomas Adriaan Hellingernoreply@blogger.com