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:: Thursday, June 17, 2004 ::

Feds may stunt union organizing campaigns By Ed Garsten / The Detroit News
The United Auto Workers union’s most effective tool to organize new members is under scrutiny from the National Labor Relations Board.
The board voted 3-2 late Monday to review neutrality pacts, where companies agree to recognize the union if a majority of workers sign cards supporting the union.

If the Republican-controlled NLRB limits the so-called card check agreements, it would be a major blow to the UAW, which is already struggling to stem membership losses.
Critics say workers often are coerced into signing cards and secret ballot elections are a fairer way to determine whether union representation is desired.

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Unionization method
In so-called neutrality agreements, an employer gives a union the right to recruit on company property. The company agrees to recognize the union if a majority of workers sign cards, instead of holding secret ballot elections. The NLRB is reconsidering this practice. Do you think card checks are a fair way to select union representation?

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