NLRB Sues Four States Alleging Their Ban On Majority Signup Violates Federal Labor Law

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/Channels/Story.aspx?ID=1345139

1/17/2011

By Doug Cunningham

The National Labor Relations Board is suing Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah for preventing workers from choosing to organize unions through the use of majority sign-up, or card check. State constitutional amendments in those states bar the use of majority sign-up union organizing. The NLRB says they conflict with federal labor law and federal law trumps the states on this issue. Right-wing, anti-labor groups pushed the amendments in these four state to advance their pro-corporate, anti-worker agenda. Federal law gives workers the option of secret ballot elections or majority sign-up. These states are trying to take the majority sign-up card check right away from workers. The NLRB says that right is protected by federal law.

[Omaha Steve]

1. Kick

[Kalyke]

2. Good.

Go Labor!