Obama pro-union rule to take effect
Source: The Hill
By Tim Devaney
An Obama administration rule that speeds up the process by which employees can unionize will take effect Tuesday (today) after Republicans last month failed to block the measure.
Under the new National Labor Relations Board rules, employees could potentially organize a union in less than two weeks, compared to the previous average of 38 days between the time a petition is filed and the election is held.
Labor groups say this will prevent management from needlessly delaying union elections. But Republicans and business groups contend it will not give companies enough time to prepare for union elections.
"These rules are similar to the hurry-up offense, where one side hopes to catch the other off-guard with misdirection and a hurried pace, said David French, senior vice president of government relations at the National Retail Federation. "In this case, employers will be put on constant defense and always placed at a disadvantage.
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marym625
(17,997 posts)mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)and always placed at a disadvantage?" Ha, give me a fucking break! I'd love to see a day when any employer is at a disadvantage.
Romeo.lima333
(1,127 posts)NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)Because I thought both parties were the same and if that is the case how is it possible a mainstream Democrat, like Obama, could do something NO con would EVER consider doing?
unless ...
WillTwain
(1,489 posts)NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)the UNLESS was the way of saying it is sarcasm without resorting to using the emoticon which I hate to use
WillTwain
(1,489 posts)NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)i am as guilty as I accused you of being
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,419 posts)secondvariety
(1,245 posts)demosincebirth
(12,529 posts)mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)union supporters. They still have all the advantages and all the time to do exactly that. Labor gets an inch for every mile the corporations get.
demosincebirth
(12,529 posts)mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)that any multinational that has labor costs that increase markedly because of union organizing might assert that the unions forced them to incur increased labor costs, and thus lost profits.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)lest, it open the do to do something about $100,000,000+ executive compensation packages for failed/failing Executives.
madfloridian
(88,117 posts)The layoffs, the turnaround schools, the firing of teachers because of one test? That is negating a contract.
Why don't people here worry about teachers' unions as well?