@53. David S:
The union doesn’t have the threat of termination as leverage. That’s the ace in the hole for the employer – and can provide a powerful incentive for workers to act against their larger interests.
This statement fails the giggle test. Big Labor may not be able to fire you, but there are plenty of other means of “leverage” at their disposal to “persuade” you to sign that card. Big Labor, too, decides what your “larger interests” are; you have little say in the matter.
When I asked a pro-union friend of mine how unions can get away with some of the things they do, his response was to point out that “cops are union.” Can you feel the chill? You should.
There is plenty of potential for unions to be just as unscrupulous as you believe employers to be. Hence, while I do think there is room for reform in the NLRA, I strongly oppose the EFCA bill as it stands.
