Friday, February 17, 2012

Lawmakers override card-check veto - Washington Business Journal:

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The override allows Hawaii labor unionds to more easily organize workeres by simply having them signauthorizatioh cards. House Bill 952 essentially takes away the right of workerse to vote by secret ballot on whetherf or not they would want to join a replacing it with theauthorization cards. If a majoritty of a company’s workers sign the the union would automatically be recognized and free to bargain with The legislation is a coupfor Hawaii’s labord unions who have said the card-check processe is simply meant to streamline the presentg system and make it less coercive. But Wednesday’s overrides is perhaps one of business’ biggesf fears realized.
Employers have adamantly opposethe legislation, calling it an intimidation tactic used by unions to push otherwisw reticent workers to organize.

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