The “Card-Check” provision sure to come up before the next session of Congress will prove to be a hotly contested item.
If the provision passes, it will basically take away the right of workers to vote with a secret ballot if a Union proposes to represent them. Union reps will be allowed to ask for their votes (up or down) in person. Unions have never been unfriendly to the ideas of intimidation and coercion, so it doesn’t take a genius to figure out the tactics they will be able to use if they can watch how employees are voting. Unions have steadily been losing political power and this is an effort to take some of it back by putting employers at a decided disadvantage.
Mark Warner received support from both Unions and business in his successful bid for Virginia’s open Senate seat this year. He’s going to have to disappoint one or the other. Virginia is a right to work state(employers and employees are assumed to be in an “at will” situation unless they agree to a contract), which is one of the reasons Virginia has been recognized as a business friendly state. We deserve to know and know soon where Mark Warner stands on this issue. I recently attempted to contact him asking for a statement but have yet to hear back from him. I’m going to wait a bit longer until trying analyze his position (others have already begun to do so). If anyone knows how to reach him other then the email given at his campaign site, let me know.
