Labor Law Blog's Blog tag:www.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk/blogs/labor_law_blog//7894 2008-11-14T20:19:57Z 2008-11-14T15:53:43Z Movable Type Pro 4.21-en tag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008://14.244211-comment:3287551 Labor Law Blog Commented on Card Check is More Democratic than NLRB Elections by Nathan Newman 2008-11-14T20:19:57Z 2008-11-14T20:19:57Z Older Than Boomers --
Speedy elections and harsh fines would reduce employer coercion as much as would card check, and without card check's significant disadvantages.

]]> tag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008://14.244211-comment:3286985 Labor Law Blog Commented on Card Check is More Democratic than NLRB Elections by Nathan Newman 2008-11-14T15:53:43Z 2008-11-14T15:53:43Z Card check has some disadvantages.
1. Employees who don't learn about the card-drive before the union collects a majority of cards will not have an opportunity to attempt to persuade their coworkers to vote against the union or for a different union. Those employees will nevertheless be bound by the majority's decision.

2. In some cases, some employees might sign cards out of peer pressure (not rising to the level of unlawful coercion), even though they would have voted against the union in a secret-ballot election free from any employer coercion.

3. It is highly unlikely that no cards will ever be coercively obtained. It is highly unlikely that all coercion will be brought to the NLRB's attention.

4. Some law-abiding employers will lose an opportunity to lawfully explain why they think employees should not unionize.

A better approach for promoting employee free choice might be to hold elections much faster and to impose harsh monetary penalties on parties who coerce employees.

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