Comments on: Employee Free Choice Act http://thevalleygrassroots.com/employee-free-choice-act/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:25:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brian http://thevalleygrassroots.com/employee-free-choice-act/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Brian Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:52:06 +0000 http://thevalleygrassroots.com/?p=308#comment-48 Congress is considering legislation that will have a negative impact on business. After careful consideration of presentations from proponents and opponents, your Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead opposes the Employee Free Choice Act. If enacted, it would eliminate an individual’s right to a secret ballot when forming a union. More facts about the Employee Free Choice Act: It would mandate binding arbitration if a majority of employees provide signatures asking for union representation. Currently, collecting a majority of signatures triggers an election, where voters decide by secret ballot. In addition to current remedies provided for in the National Labor Relations Act, the Employee Free Choice Act imposes civil penalties (up to $20,000 per incident) against employers who are found to have discriminated against an employee seeking representation by a labor organization. It eliminates the employer’s right and opportunity to make a case for or against unionization. The current National Labor Relations Act is equitable to both employers and union workers and provides remedies to workers facing contract violations. We encourage you to become more familiar with this legislation* and to let your members of Congress** know how it could impact your business. Call Kelli at 218.359.0511 for more information. Congress is considering legislation that will have a negative impact on business. After careful consideration of presentations from proponents and opponents, your Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead opposes the Employee Free Choice Act. If enacted, it would eliminate an individual’s right to a secret ballot when forming a union.
More facts about the Employee Free Choice Act:

It would mandate binding arbitration if a majority of employees provide signatures asking for union representation. Currently, collecting a majority of signatures triggers an election, where voters decide by secret ballot.

In addition to current remedies provided for in the National Labor Relations Act, the Employee Free Choice Act imposes civil penalties (up to $20,000 per incident) against employers who are found to have discriminated against an employee seeking representation by a labor organization.

It eliminates the employer’s right and opportunity to make a case for or against unionization.

The current National Labor Relations Act is equitable to both employers and union workers and provides remedies to workers facing contract violations.
We encourage you to become more familiar with this legislation* and to let your members of Congress** know how it could impact your business. Call Kelli at 218.359.0511 for more information.

]]> By: Brian http://thevalleygrassroots.com/employee-free-choice-act/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Brian Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:39:34 +0000 http://thevalleygrassroots.com/?p=308#comment-15 Nicely Done, Marty. Very interesting too. I had no idea that there was such a thing. Thanks for sharing. Interested to hear people's thoughts on this. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Brians last blog post..<a href="http://thevalleygrassroots.com/holiday-lights-parade/" rel="nofollow">Holiday Lights Parade</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Nicely Done, Marty. Very interesting too. I had no idea that there was such a thing. Thanks for sharing. Interested to hear people’s thoughts on this.

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