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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (98504)	1/14/2011 5:26:47 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 224858

Ann...scary...wonder how many millions of these nuts are on the loose.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (98504)	1/15/2011 4:14:57 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224858

Ann...Imagine anyone stupid enough to vote against union bosses when their names would be known...and of course that is exactly what obama and the union bosses want...dictators? Feds threaten to sue four states over secret-ballot union laws By Sam Hananel, Associated Press usatoday.com WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board on Friday threatened to sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah over constitutional amendments guaranteeing workers the right to a secret ballot in union elections. The agency's acting general counsel, Lafe Solomon, said the amendments conflict with federal law, which gives employers the option of recognizing a union if a majority of workers sign cards that support unionizing. The amendments, approved Nov. 2, have taken effect in South Dakota and Utah, and will do so soon in Arizona and South Carolina. Business and anti-union groups sought the amendments, arguing that secrecy is necessary to protect workers against union intimidation. They are concerned that Congress might enact legislation requiring employers to allow the "card check" process for forming unions instead of secret ballot elections. In letters to the attorney general of each state, Solomon says the amendments are pre-empted by the supremacy clause of the Constitution because they conflict with employee rights laid out in the National Labor Relations Act. The supremacy clause says when state and federal laws are at odds, federal law prevails. Solomon is asking the attorneys general in South Dakota and Utah for official statements agreeing that their amendments are unconstitutional "to conserve state and federal resources." In his letter to South Carolina's attorney general, Solomon asks the state to take measures that would prevent the Legislature from ratifying the amendment. Solomon requested that Arizona's governor decline to act to make the amendment official. Messages left with aides for each attorney general Friday were not immediately returned. Unions long have pushed for the card check legislation, but the effort hasn't won enough support in Congress. Union officials say companies often use aggressive tactics — borderline illegal, they contend — to discourage workers from organizing unions. Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group that spent millions to back Republicans in last year's congressional elections, was among the groups that pushed for passage of the state amendments. Phil Kerpen, the group's vice president for policy, said the NLRB's action "shows how determined the board is to accomplish card check by backdoor means, against the wishes of the American people and Congress." Kimberly Freeman Brown, executive director of the pro-union group American Rights at Work, said the board is confirming that "these initiatives were intended to restrict workers' rights to determine how they choose a union, disingenuously cloaked in the language of worker protection."