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Posted on 01/14/2011 6:58:22 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan
The National Labor Relations Board announced on Friday that it planned to sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah in an effort to invalidate recently approved state constitutional amendments that prohibit private sector workers from choosing a union through a process known as card check.
The labor board asserts that the amendments conflict with federal laws and are pre-empted by those laws.
The state amendments were promoted by various conservative groups concerned that Congressional Democrats and President Obama would enact legislation allowing unions to insist on using card check, in which an employer recognizes a union as soon as a majority of workers sign pro-union cards. That method makes it possible for employees to unionize without elections. But Congressional Republicans blocked such legislation.
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Dear leader is starting to think he is Hugo Chavez. Go States, Go!
That's what I was wondering. Maybe they're gonna "deem" the card check bill passed like they did with health care.
When exactly did card check become federal law?
If I was an Arizona state legislator, there would be a secession bill in the hopper on Monday.
Yeah, unions made Detroit (and Gary, and East St. Louis, etc.) look post-apocalyptic. Yeah, that’s it. Let’s go with that.
You are 100% correct...and, time is running out fast.
The Supreme Court will be tied up for years sorting out the mess this administration is making.
Me too!
Bring it On!
This union BS will not stand.
Even in the Constitution it is mandated that Federal ballots be submitted in privacy!
The Founders knew of the pressures that could be bought by intimidation.
(Jane, sign this card or your red Corolla, in E12, will have spiked tires!)
Not a bad idea. They should bring that crime car stuff to union GM parking lots. Bring a new Accord and record away.
Something doesn’t seem right here.
These (state) laws were put into place to preempt Card Check. But Card Check never became (Federal) law. Since Card Check is not (Federal) law, how can these (state) laws contradict it?
I guess the Feds argument is that it [Card Check] would have pre-empted state law if it had been passed ... And, since the Feds want to pass it, they have deemed it passed ... And, consequently, it [although non-existant] pre-empts existing state law ...
How's that grab ya ???
It’s moot till Congress legislates differently (or tries to).
What is up with the federal govt suing the states on matters? Is there lots of precedent for this or is it something inventing by the Obama White House??? I’ve never heard of it happening before?
Banana republic
Be prepared for wake up to flat tires if you don’t vote union.
Interesting times.
So all these four (4) states need to do is establish themselves as Right to Work states and dilute the unions.
North Carolina DemocRATS my have wet dreams about unionizing this state but, at present, that is all they are, just dreams, despite the Norma Rae syndrome that exists in the large metropolitan areas. The hinterlands are staunchly anti-union.
I truly believe that secession by force was not the way to go...states should have sued to go. I would support such a suit were it to arise in Florida.
IMO, just as one cannot be held liable for the crimes of their parents, a state cannot be held to abide by an agreement to join a federal union (don’t confuse my argument with any call for a revolution or insurrection because it is not) as individuals in these states have a right to current self determination unbound by agreements of the long ago dead.
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