If he actually read the bill, he might avoid embarrassing mistakes like this one:
Area Democrats in Congress, including moderate “Blue Dog” U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-8th, of Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, all support legislation that would eliminate secret-ballot elections for many workforces considering unionization.
Every Democratic member of the House of Representatives in the Philadelphia area, as well as U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, support the legislation, known as the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) or “card-check.” If passed, the bill will replace many secret-ballot votes to decide whether to unionize with a process wherein labor organizers approach employees directly asking them to sign cards indicating they support joining a union…
Mr. Casey said the legislation would make a welcome change to current labor policy because card-check would expedite the unionization process. He also said the potential for secret-ballot elections would still exist after EFCA, even if they become less common.
“A secret ballot would still be available,” he said. “If workers prefer to use majority sign up, they could do that as well.”
Here is the text of the Card Check bill Senator Casey has elected to cosponsor:
whenever a petition shall have been filed by an employee or group of employees… alleging that a majority of employees in a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining wish to be represented by an individual or labor organization… the Board shall investigate the petition. If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in the petition as their bargaining representative… the Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor organization
Under Casey’s bill, in any instance where a majority of workers signs cards, the union is organized without an election. And note that the individual workers have no say in the process once they have signed their cards; they can’t sign a card and scribble in ‘but I want a secret ballot election.’ That right vanishes once a majority of all workers sign.
Therefore, the only way that a given workforce can force a secret ballot election is if a majority of them gets together and decides to withhold their signatures. If a majority does not sign, a vote is required. So Casey is either ignorant or lying when he implies that Card Check offers a route for secret ballots. That would only come if a majority of workers refuses to abide by the process laid out in Card Check.
If Casey is genuinely ignorant of this, it may just be because he’s watching too much MSNBC:
Hopefully he and Rachel Maddo can put their heads together and figure this out. It’s not really all that complex.
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If You Find Detroit Impressive and Dynamic... You're Gonna LOVE Card-Check
reaganiterepublicanresistance Friday, March 13th at 6:06PM EST (link)If you want the rest of the country to look like Detroit, just pass the card-check legislation that Obama seeks to pay-back his shady union-leader supporters with.
In today’s world, if someone else is willing to do what you do for less, you’ve got a problem. There’s simply no way to force employers to pay you more than what you’re worth over the long run, as the company will be destroyed by competitors with labor purchased at the market rate.
The gangster methods and ludicrous job rules of the UAW only worked for the short term benefit of a few, as the company, workers, and country all lose out as the enterprise is bled white. If you want to earn more money, you better obtain a marketable skill… the days of $50/hr for putting hubcaps on Cutlass Supremes is long, long gone.
When Reagan pushed the unions back, 20M jobs were created, and real GDP grew 30%. So who does the UAW help? Not American industry or workers-
With card-check, union goons can show up at your doorstep at 10pm to “ask” you to join the union. And guess what? You WILL sign- lol
Like most of Obama’s leftist proposals, there’s no precedent to suggest restoring union power will help the country as a whole- it’s historical revisionism, at best. Barack takes care of Barack #1… but political backers like Tony Rezko and unions are a close second. The country’s interests are a distant third, if that.
The UAW has been nothing but a tumor on the neck of the free-market capitalist system… and look what it got us.
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With regard to Casey never underestimate
ehosterman (Diary) Friday, March 13th at 7:39PM EST (link)stupidity. His staff got him elected by hiding him during the campaign because every time he opened his mouth, he embarrassed himself. Now that Biden is out of the Senate, casey has trult inheritd the title of dumbest man in the Senate.
except that Casey is smart enough not to talk so much, and, at least he is
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, March 13th at 7:42PM EST (link)pro-life
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
He's not really pro-life. His dad was pro-life.
ehosterman (Diary) Friday, March 13th at 7:52PM EST (link)Casey claims that he is pro-life, but he votes to protect abortions jusrt like all of the other Democrats. He was only quiet during the campaign, because his staff wouldn’t let him talk.
Casey has actually cast some significant pro-life votes recently - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, March 13th at 9:12PM EST (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
How long...
Neil1030 Friday, March 13th at 7:42PM EST (link)Before these frauds and liars posing as “moderates” try to eliminate the secret ballot for all elections? Really scary. If this is what the American people want then we are all in big trouble.
A little snark
paulincolo (Diary) Friday, March 13th at 8:38PM EST (link)AFL-CIO:
American Federation of Leaches, Criminals, Ingrates, and Oddballs
"Employee Free Choice Act"
Adjoran (Diary) Friday, March 13th at 9:40PM EST (link)Yessiree Bob, there’s nothing in this world that promotes “free choice” for workers like giving union bosses the right to come to their homes accompanied by a huge thug slapping a baseball bat into his palm and “request” they sign the card . . . “Nice family, Mike. Be a real shame if anything happened to them, know what I mean?”
Casey, of course, is a documented lightweight who probably couldn’t get ANY job if his father had been an average guy. One more piece of evidence here . . .
This is what Casey said
readmeat9 Saturday, March 14th at 11:54AM EST (link)I live in PA, in fact in Murphy’s district. I can’t figure out who elected ether of these guys. Anyhow I contact my congressmen often to let them know how I would like them to vote. I will say one thing for Casey. His staff always responds and they tell me what he is doing, not what I want to hear. I will give him points for being honest. Spector always gives me some sort of canned BS on the subject and Murphy doesn’t even answer. Here is what Bob said when I sent an email requesting that he vote against card check
Dear Mr. Vosteen:
Thank you for contacting me with your views regarding S. 560 the Employee Free Choice Act. I appreciate hearing from all Pennsylvanians about the issues that matter most to them.
The Employee Free Choice Act proposes changes to the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 that would allow the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a union when a majority of employees sign authorization cards designating the union as their representative. If instead the employees want to organize by holding an election, it is their choice, and an election will be held.
While I understand that some business owners have concerns about the legislation, I believe that organized workers are important to fueling growth of the middle class. As a cosponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, I believe this law will help workers raise the standard of living for many families through increased wages and benefits. Furthermore, it will help to ensure that workers have safe work environments and that employers have incentives to invest in their workers. I believe that the right to organize and collectively bargain helped build the American middle class. Our economy’s future success depends upon the skill, productivity and ingenuity of the American worker, and I will fight to give those workers the tools and protections necessary to succeed in the workplace.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other matter of importance to you.
If you have access to the Internet, I encourage you to visit my web site, http://casey.senate.gov. I invite you to use this new online office as a comprehensive resource to stay up-to-date on my work in Washington, request assistance from my office or share with me your thoughts on the issues that matter most to you and to Pennsylvania.
Sincerely,
Bob Casey
United States Senator