I am generally pro-labor, and a member of the union at my current employer. However, I was a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley when the UAW ran a card check campaign several years ago. The organizer who came to visit me several times told flat-out lies about the nature of the process: she told me that the card was only a petition to hold an election, not itself a vote. My friends and colleagues reported similar conversations. I was suspicious, and I did not sign the card, but apparently more than 50% did ... the UAW was finally recognized last week, after lots of legal maneuvering.
Consequently, I am suspicious of these card check elections. Unions should be voluntary membership organizations.
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