Posts tagged Jack Johnson
Why the secret union ballot is the new battle for worker freedom in Tennessee | Opinion
April 3, 2023 // Now, state leaders like me are standing up for workers’ freedom, once again, through Senate Bill 650. The issue at hand threatening Tennesseans’ right to work is union elections. When a workplace decides to vote on whether or not to organize under a labor union, the vote is unlike the private voting experience of citizens during a political election. Unfortunately, many workers must cast their votes in an open election, with their choice made public to union organizers. Due to the lack of privacy of the vote, many workers are subjected to a public pressure campaign by union officials bent on collecting enough signatures to unionize the workplace. The process is called card check.
Tennessee legislators moving bill to block incentives for companies that allow unions via ‘card check’
March 8, 2023 // Both companies that are going into the West Tennessee Site, Ford and SK Innovation, have agreed to the majority card check method, which the National Labor Relations Board allows. In that approach, a majority of workers sign a document or "card" agreeing they want the union to represent them. It's favored by unions, including the United Auto Workers. Union organizers can get workers' names, addresses, email and cellphone numbers to contact and seek their signature on a card, including go to a worker's home to discuss that. The legislation's aim is to prevent that.