Labor & Employment Law

EFCA - Looks Like Card Check is Dead

...scrapped in the Senate in exchange for shortened time between authorization card submission and election.  Today's NY Times says:

"Though some details remain to be worked out, under the expected revisions, union elections would have to be held within five or 10 days after 30 percent of workers signed cards favoring having a union. Currently, the campaigns often run two months.

To further address labor's concerns that the election process is tilted in favor of employers, key senators are considering several measures. One would require employers to give union organizers access to company property. Another would bar employers from requiring workers to attend anti-union sessions that labor supporters deride as 'captive audience meetings.'

See today's New York Times:

Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions  

Full post as published by Strategic HR Lawyer on July 17, 2009 (boomark / email).