{"id":641,"date":"2009-03-22T19:30:28","date_gmt":"2009-03-22T19:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=641"},"modified":"2009-03-22T19:30:28","modified_gmt":"2009-03-22T19:30:28","slug":"card_check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=641","title":{"rendered":"Card Check"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Barone posted an article at Townhall.com<\/a> yesterday about the effect ‘card check’ will have on our economy and on our political system.  Card check is the bill currently in the Senate which would take away the secret ballot in union elections in companies and force mandatory government arbitration if the union and the company did not reach a new contract agreement in a specified time period (I’ve heard it stated as ninety days, but I am not sure).<\/p>\n

What would be the consequences of passing the bill?  It would probably stem the decline of union membership, which has gone from 30 percent in the 1950’s to about 8 percent today.  Michael Barone points out that one of the reasons for the decline is the increase in legal protection for the American worker.  There are many more agencies that control worker safety, fight discrimination, and enforce minimum wages.  The government was less intrusive in 1950.  Obviously, if union membership increased, the amount of union dues collected would increase.  Since the major part of the union’s political contributions go the the Democrat party, that would mean more campaign cash for Democrats.  The danger with passage of the bill is that American industry would begin to look like the American auto industry–union contracts creating legacy costs that would make goods more expensive and less competitive with foreign goods.<\/p>\n

The passage of card check would probably be very good for the Democrat party, but there are some real questions as to whether or not it would be good for America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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