Posts tagged task force on union organizing
White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment
February 11, 2022 // When setting the scene for their recommendations, the task force complains that card check union organizing campaigns are not required, right to work laws allow private-sector workers to opt out of a union, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision allows the same for public-sector workers. Card check is when union organizers use public card sign-ups that expose workers to intimidation tactics rather than using a secret ballot election.
White House Releases Plan to Use Federal Government to Boost Union Bosses’ Power
February 8, 2022 // Our economy needs a hand up by ensuring additional freedom for workers and businesses to pursue opportunities. I’m calling on President Biden to suspend the task force’s recommendations, slow the tsunami of regulations, and throw workers the lifeline they desperately need.