Comments on: Hilda Solis approved as Labor Secretary – On the bright side 17 Republicans vote no http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2009/02/24/hilda-solis-approved-as-labor-secretary-on-the-bright-side-17-republicans-vote-no/ Exposing the Andrea Mitchell bias and Media bias in America! - This site is NOT politically correct! Terrorists are actually called terrorists! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:26:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Kaylen http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2009/02/24/hilda-solis-approved-as-labor-secretary-on-the-bright-side-17-republicans-vote-no/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Michael Kaylen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:24:13 +0000 http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/?p=2159#comment-1134 I’m writing about the union card check proposal. I’m a fervent advocate of secret ballots, partly because I have been subjected to retaliation for votes I’ve made in the workplace. Disingenuous arguments aside, the card check proposal does away with the secret ballot for unionization. Some of the arguments about the need for a change in the current system may have merit, but doing away with the secret ballot is not the answer. Given Ms. Solis' appointment, alternatives need to be offered to card check. My proposal: simply require firms of a certain size to conduct an up or down vote (by secret ballot) on unionization every so often (e.g., every 3 or every 5 years). This vote would be required regardless of whether it is currently unionized or not. By mandating a vote at particular times, most of the arguments I’ve heard for card check get dealt with in a fair way without doing away with the secret ballot. I’m writing about the union card check proposal. I’m a fervent advocate of secret ballots, partly because I have been subjected to retaliation for votes I’ve made in the workplace. Disingenuous arguments aside, the card check proposal does away with the secret ballot for unionization. Some of the arguments about the need for a change in the current system may have merit, but doing away with the secret ballot is not the answer.

Given Ms. Solis’ appointment, alternatives need to be offered to card check. My proposal: simply require firms of a certain size to conduct an up or down vote (by secret ballot) on unionization every so often (e.g., every 3 or every 5 years). This vote would be required regardless of whether it is currently unionized or not. By mandating a vote at particular times, most of the arguments I’ve heard for card check get dealt with in a fair way without doing away with the secret ballot.

]]> By: Punkindrublic http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2009/02/24/hilda-solis-approved-as-labor-secretary-on-the-bright-side-17-republicans-vote-no/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Punkindrublic Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:34:30 +0000 http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/?p=2159#comment-1078 Well, I hope Senator Martinez (R-FL) was in surgery for the vote. I'm ready to fire danged near all of these ass-hat "legislators". (Now where DID I leave that damned torch and pitchfork....hmmm.. AH! There they are!) Well, I hope Senator Martinez (R-FL) was in surgery for the vote. I’m ready to fire danged near all of these ass-hat “legislators”.

(Now where DID I leave that damned torch and pitchfork….hmmm.. AH! There they are!)

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