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THIS is Why Congress Should Actually Read A Bill Before Voting On It.
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Area Democrats in Congress, including moderate “Blue Dog” U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-8th, of Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, all support legislation that would eliminate secret-ballot elections for many workforces considering unionization.
Every Democratic member of the House of Representatives in the Philadelphia area, as well as U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, support the legislation, known as the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) or “card-check.” If passed, the bill will replace many secret-ballot votes to decide whether to unionize with a process wherein labor organizers approach employees directly asking them to sign cards indicating they support joining a union…
Mr. Casey said the legislation would make a welcome change to current labor policy because card-check would expedite the unionization process. He also said the potential for secret-ballot elections would still exist after EFCA, even if they become less common.
“A secret ballot would still be available,” he said. “If workers prefer to use majority sign up, they could do that as well.”

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Here is what the text of the bill says:

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whenever a petition shall have been filed by an employee or group of employees… alleging that a majority of employees in a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining wish to be represented by an individual or labor organization… the Board shall investigate the petition. If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in the petition as their bargaining representative… the Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor organization
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Oh, and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, the "Rhodes Scholar" is an idiot as well.

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election thingy...and she is paid to talk... a perfect example of today's education system result.
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THIS is Why Congress Should Actually Read A Bill Before Voting On It.
Why start now?
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Can you imagine... for ONE minute.

The effects this bill will have on Major Trucking companies, in the next couple of years?

Swift...JB...Werner...Schneider... Conway.... Who else?
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Can you imagine... for ONE minute.

The effects this bill will have on Major Trucking companies, in the next couple of years?

Swift...JB...Werner...Schneider... Conway.... Who else?
I am against this Union thing, BUT here it would be nice to see these big Companies loose business.
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MMMM no more than Rush is an idiot. Each plays to their group. Why not study the issue and make up your own mind? How good was the last 8 years? trickle down has not worked or at least it didn't trickle down in my life. Maybe you were in on the trickle. If it did then you must be a Bush. And it will get better just give everything a chance. Hell if nothing else maybe a few roads that need it will be repaired.
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MMMM no more than Rush is an idiot. Each plays to their group. Why not study the issue and make up your own mind? How good was the last 8 years? trickle down has not worked or at least it didn't trickle down in my life. Maybe you were in on the trickle. If it did then you must be a Bush. And it will get better just give everything a chance. Hell if nothing else maybe a few roads that need it will be repaired.
And what did you do for yourself to increase your "trickle'?
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And what did you do for yourself to increase your "trickle'?
Well since you asked, I worked in a Chemical plant for 160 hours a month of straight time on rotating 12 hour shift work with approximately 1,000 hours of overtime each year. So I didn't sit on my ##### in a office and make up profit schemes for a company that was all based on a lie. Didn't go to jail for illegal stock scams, didn't have a President deny knowing me after using my company jet during his 1st run for President. Also didn't use my office to stear a no big contract to the company I was CEO of before taking the V.P job.So I really didn't do much I guess after all I didn't see any trickle but hope you did.
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Well since you asked, I worked in a Chemical plant for 160 hours a month of straight time on rotating 12 hour shift work with approximately 1,000 hours of overtime each year. So I didn't sit on my ##### in a office and make up profit schemes for a company that was all based on a lie. Didn't go to jail for illegal stock scams, didn't have a President deny knowing me after using my company jet during his 1st run for President. Also didn't use my office to stear a no big contract to the company I was CEO of before taking the V.P job.So I really didn't do much I guess after all I didn't see any trickle but hope you did.
160 hours a month and 1000 hours of overtime and you didn't see improvement?

You're doing something wrong.

I work half that and have doubled my money. But, I work for myself.
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Maybe what we're witnessing are the agonal respirations of a dying breed, since, according to some, the unions only make up about 10% of the working force.
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