House Democrats sneak pro-union measure into anti-China bill

[SugarDaddy1]

House Democrats on Tuesday tucked an amendment into a bill aimed at helping American businesses compete with China that would bolster unionization efforts at manufacturers that receive government grants.

The amendment, proposed by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D., Texas), would require private manufacturers to have a unionized workforce to receive grants through the America COMPETES Act. A majority of workers at each manufacturer would be required to sign on to a petition to certify unionization to be eligible. This practice—known as "card check union organizing"—forces employees to publicly declare whether or not they want to unionize. Current regulations require unions to be established through a secret ballot, giving workers protection from intimidation efforts.

"It is unfortunate that some in Congress continue to attack the rights of workers to a secret ballot election," Vinnie Vernuccio, president of the Institute for the American Worker, told the*Washington Free Beacon. "The updated version of the America COMPETES Act is just the latest in a long list of attempts to favor union organizing over what workers actually want and their privacy."

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[ll74]

Good for them

 

[Sean Renaud]

I'm trying pretty had to see the downside to that move.

 

[Rightguide]

I'm trying pretty had to see the downside to that move.

That's no surprise.

 

[Sean Renaud]

That's no surprise.

Yeah, being well informed of the good that both American jobs, unions and how our tax dollars should be spent. Also when did you become pro-china?

 

[GothTalk]

Yeah, being well informed of the good that both American jobs, unions and how our tax dollars should be spent. Also when did you become pro-china?

Good that unions do....LMFAO!!!!

 

[Sean Renaud]

Good that unions do....LMFAO!!!!

Yes the good they do and have done historically. We are in this mess right now because we didn't do enough to keep them around and strong.

 

[Cubantripod]

Yes the good they do and have done historically. We are in this mess right now because we didn't do enough to keep them around and strong.

Unions were once needed in this country, but they have lost their value. If they were still worth it, people would join them. Good products and good ideas sell themselves.

 

[GothTalk]

Yes the good they do and have done historically. We are in this mess right now because we didn't do enough to keep them around and strong.

Because they weren't worth keeping.

They weren't and do that much good.

 

[YDB95]

If they were still worth it, people would join them..

If it weren't for decades of extremely well-funded anti-union propaganda, people would be well aware that they are still worth it.