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Nelson Cary recently wrote an article around the poll that Gallup does on the approval of unions.  Some very interesting results were reported:

A recently released Gallup survey shows that only 52% of Americans approve of unions.  Another 41% indicated that they disapproved of unions.  The approval number is up from 2009, however, when only 48% approved of unions.  The survey has asked the same question since 1936.  This year’s result was the second worst result for unions since the poll began, behind only last year’s result.

Opinion surveys like this one clearly help employers understand what Americans generally feel about unions.  However, employers should keep in mind that union formation usually begins with issues that are specific to a workplace.  These issues can be anything from an employee feelin unfairly treated, disresptected, or in general not having a voice.   

Thus, it would be a mistake to read the Gallup results and conclude that the possibility of a union organizing drive at any given business is remote.  Keep vigilant and treat your employees with respect!

CNN video that details what a PLA is and how it fits into the new government regieme that is looking to support PLAs by highly recommending that all federal contracts utilize companies that use PLAs. 

The ending comment alone is well worth watching this short 3 minute clip!

A year ago the University of New Hampshire Survey Center for the Center for Union Facts did a survey about the EFCA and yet here we are still talking about it. 

No matter how it is phrased the EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act) is anything but good for the American public.  Not to mention, that despite its name, it does not aid the employee and it most certainly does not give the employee choice.

Nearly two-thirds of economists surveyed believe Congress should not pass the Employee Free Choice Act.

When informed about EFCA’s binding arbitration clause, the percentage of economists in favor of the bill declined from 36% to just 27%.

58% percent of economists believe that increased unionization would have a negative effect on President Obama’s job creation program, while only 22% believe it would have a positive effect.

By a ratio of more than 3 to 1, economists surveyed believe that changes to the economy and business climate — rather than employer resistance — are likely to blame for the recent decline in union membership.

In the end, EFCA is not only a job killer – it will kill businesses, the backbone of this countries economy.  Listen to what business owner has to say about EFCA:

Video Direct From Heritage Center

Closing Thoughts

“As President Obama looks for ways to pull the country out of its economic downturn, he should heed the opinions of economic experts who overwhelmingly believe that increased unionization will only further hinder our economic condition,” said Richard Berman, Executive Director of the Center for Union Facts. “Legislation like the curiously named Employee Free Choice Act, with its illogical binding arbitration clause, will only make things worse for American businesses and their employees.”

The Disclose Act is not a little thing and really the average American needs to pay attention to what is being rushed through Congress right now.

The DISCLOSE Act exempts unions and very large special interest groups!! And the little guy is left without a voice.

For more information on what this bill is all about, take a look at this site, it will give you the general statements and an understanding of how this will effect you.

What This Means To You

Even if somehow the speech restrictions in this bill were constitutional, their uneven application would be a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection under the law. Even the left-leaning Sierra Club has labeled the DISCLOSE Act a two-tiered system that is “unfair and undemocratic” and that smaller grass-roots organizations would be disadvantaged because they lack the resources to cope with “the additional disclosure burdens.” The unions and the big non-profit groups get to keep their free speech given to them in the January Supreme Court decision, but the corporations and small non-profits lose theirs under DISCLOSE.

In the end it is a bill that should be feared.  If you happen to be a small non-profit, or a corporation then you will quickly see the added expenditures of staying compliant with the Disclose Act.

Laws That Should Have Never Been Written

Timeline

It all started when Congress passed the ICC Termination Act of 1995, it clearly expressed its intent to preserve all existing rights of both labor and covered employers.

Section 10501(c)(3)(B) of the ICC Termination Act expressly provides: “General Jurisdiction. The enactment of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 shall neither expand nor contract coverage of employees and employers by the Railway Labor Act.”

To see the complete timeline visit the Brown Bailout website.

Business Speaks Volumes

In the end, the most important thing is what people are saying, and in this case there are a lot of business owners speaking out about what is happening and making it known that the competion that exists is vital to thier continued success as a business owner.

To view some of the stories there is a special section on the Brown Bailout website.

Scott Shifrel a daily news staff writer for the New York Daily News recently wrote an article on the Carpenters Union offical John Greaney that cut a deal with the feds in order to turn in the ex-boss Michael Forde for inappropriate actions.

The former president and business manager of United Brothers of Carpenters Local 608 admitted he sold out his members to line his own pockets.

A recent emial recieved by Freedom 2 Work.

Friends:

Your help is urgently needed to block a devious attempt to include the misnamed “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act” (PSEECA) in Supplemental Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4899, that is moving in Congress.

The PSEECA would tear constitutional federalism to shreds by using the power of the federal government to impose unionism on state and local public safety – police, fire, and rescue departments in states that have had the good sense to not give public sector unions monopoly bargaining powers.

Please immediately contact your U.S. Senators in opposition to this Union Boss power grab.

Visit http://www.psrconline.com/publicsafety.htm for more details about the legislation, including a list of the 23 states that would be adversely effected, and a link to information about how to contact your U.S. Senators.

Please forward this e-mail to anyone you think might be able to help mobilize opposition to this dangerous legislation.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Another big Union Company creating problems for the Non Union competitor.We as Americans all have a choice, where we choose to work and who we choose to work for. With big union corruption and harrasment threating and intimidating the small business owners and their workers where do we draw the line. Do the big unions have more rights than the small business owners ? I am beginning to think so. Why do they have more rights and why are they allowed to do things we would never do as Americans or small business owners. I thought it was a FREE country and we as American have a FREE CHOICE !!!!! Do We ?

                                                          UPS & Teamsters against federal Express

With Congress still looking at passing EFCA……At this point I would not put it past them. The Big Unions have given the President and the gang running the White House alot of money.

                                         Big Labor-Big Trouble

Even though this article is dated in 2007, this issue is still hot in the congressional debates.  It is time that we pay attention to what lobbiests are trying to push through, especially when we are not minding the store.

Union Free Choice