More on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
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Friday, March 20, 2009 |
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The
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would amend the National Labor
Relations Act to allow unions to use the "card check" process – and
bypass the secure, private election format – each time they attempt to
organize workers.
The legislation would allow a union to bypass
the election process after collecting authorization cards from a
majority of employees. Thus, employers would lose the right to request
that an election be held.
If enacted into law, EFCA would:
* Eliminate employees' opportunity to vote in a federally-administered, private ballot election;
* Require binding arbitration within 120 days after a union is
certified through a signed card collection process, if the employer and
the union are unable to reach an agreement;
* Restrict an employer's communications to employees about the workplace issues involved in the union organizing drive; and
* Create new fines against employers for an expanded list of unfair labor practices
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