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This week, the U.S. Senate is debating the Employee Free Choice Act, which would restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. President Bush is likely to veto this bill. What advice would you give to presidential candidates on protecting workers’ freedom to join a union? |
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Strengthening workers rights, strengthens the middle class, which strengthens America.
The Following is from the New Deal at http://unity2008.org
5.2.2.2.1 Union Empowerment Loans
One of the biggest limitations a potential labor union has is in its ability to fund its startup or a strike action when required. For government assistance, caveats are that unions cannot have outstanding issues with their members, such as in cutting health benefits, or otherwise at the time or during the duration of empowerment loans and for ten years post loan payment.
A- Union Formation Funding
Union empowerment for startup is to be considered equivalent to a commercial loan. While under the duration of the loan, the unions may not strike.
B- Union Strike Funding
Union Empowerment Strike Action is to be recognized for mature labor unions, or one that is not under an Empowerment Grant/Loan. Under consensus of its members strike due to a lack of a contract with an employing industry, empowerment grant/loans are to satisfy the cost of employment compensation for its members.
This is to be for a period of 30 days. This type of empowerment grant/loan is considered a longer term commercial loan where the union, once its workers are back to work can pay it off over a period of time.