Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Kaus Disses Card Check
Slate's Mickey Kaus says that depriving the working men and women of America of their right to a secret ballot election regarding unionizing their workplace (one of the policies being considered by incoming Dems in Congress) is a lousy idea.
This "card check" system, which would automatically recognize a union as bargaining agent if a majority of workers is convinced/coerced (depending on your flavor) into signing a card "could dramatically change the structure of the American economy for the worse, spreading unproductive, legalistic, Detroit-style union practices (work rules, promotion by seniority, protections for lousy workers, etc.) by subjecting non-union workers to thuggish peer pressure," Kaus argues.
How bad would it be if independent public charter school teachers in New York State lost their right to a secret ballot? Scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being "no big whoop, dude" and 10 being "why bother even trying to reinvigorate public education anymore if this happens as part of a cap deal"... Send your response to TheChalkboard@nycsa.org.
This "card check" system, which would automatically recognize a union as bargaining agent if a majority of workers is convinced/coerced (depending on your flavor) into signing a card "could dramatically change the structure of the American economy for the worse, spreading unproductive, legalistic, Detroit-style union practices (work rules, promotion by seniority, protections for lousy workers, etc.) by subjecting non-union workers to thuggish peer pressure," Kaus argues.
How bad would it be if independent public charter school teachers in New York State lost their right to a secret ballot? Scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being "no big whoop, dude" and 10 being "why bother even trying to reinvigorate public education anymore if this happens as part of a cap deal"... Send your response to TheChalkboard@nycsa.org.
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