I am an HR geek and like it.
If, after telling you that I am an HR geek, you are still reading, then you just may be one of the people who will read this now and again.
I am also a bit of an activist. I get bothered by things that I think are wrong and want to reach out to others to help me get the word out. My latest mission is to stop the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) bill from becoming law. This bill, if passed, would take away an employee's right to vote for or against a union with a secret ballot. Since 1947, employees had a choice to vote for or against a union to represent them to negotiate contracts regarding wages, hours and working conditions. Votes were cast on a piece of cardboard behind a screen or with a curtain around them so no one could se how the employee voted.
Employees have always been FREE to vote as they please. The new law is not a free choice at all as all of the union organizers would know who signed for a union card and who didn't. The union organizer will also put undue pressure on those who do not sign a card until they sign one. As soon as the union gets one more than half of the employees to sign a union card, the union will be certified as the bargain representative for the employees. Not allowing secret ballot elections is un-American and just plain wrong. Are our esteemed lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate so naive that they think that union organizers will play nice and not use threats and intimidation to force people to sign union cards?
Unions have started advertising on TV about job security and better wages and benefits. Who are they kidding?
Put yourself in the shoes of a small business owner who has built a decent business and employs 15 people. You find that 8 of them have just signed union cards and now, instead of dealing with each person individually, you have to ignore your business for three months to negotiate a contract with a union. Why would you do such a thing? Would you consider closing your business, selling it or maybe moving the operation to another country?
Every time I see the Employee Free Choice Act commercial, I get sick. There's a good chance it will pass. Check out this article - https://crm.hr.com//en?i=1116423256281&s=&t=/Default/openExternalURL&url=aHR0cDovL21ja2VuemllaHIuY29tL2VuZXdzL2RlY2VtYmVyMjAwOC5odG0%3D"
Or write your Congressional Representative and your Senator - follow the links below:
Members of the U.S. Senate -http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Members of the U.S. House if Representatives - http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml
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