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And as an aside, I am surprised at how the republicans are misleading regarding so called "card check," and how people seem to be buying that crap.
To form a union, employees must sign a petition. If 30% of a place's employees sign it, a secret ballot election is organized. If 50% of the employees sign it, the employer, at their discretion, can waive the election requirement. The new law would simply take away the employer's discretion and establish the union if 50% sign it. So it does not eliminate the secret ballot election, simply take away the employer's choice over it. So it doesn't "force" anyone to sign a card, it doesn't eliminate secret ballots, it doesn't make pressures to sign or not sign the card any more severe than it was before. It simply removes the employer's discretion over recognition, and I really don't get why the employer should get a say on worker unionization anyways.
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