Representative Nancy Pelosi states that the new Democratic congress will push for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act in early spring. The Act will permit workers to join unions by simply signing card checks. The AFL-CIO has stated that the passage of the Act is its number one priority.
Using card checks, the Communications Workers of America were able to organize 22,000 workers at Cingular Wireless over a two-year period.
In an environment where card checks will become the norm, there will be scarce time for Corporate America to make its case for why workers should not join unions. It will also provide pro-union workers, organizers, and the occasional thug with opportunities to intimidate workers into signing card checks.
This is bad news for Corporate America, for it will mean a significant upsurge in the unionization of workers.
In addition, it obviates workers rights to hold secret ballot elections, a mainstay of our democratic system.
