Summary
While the concept has its merits--giving employees the ability to perhaps better their working conditions, benefits and salaries--H.R. bill No. 1409 also has many concerned that those who conduct business ethically and treat employees fairly will be more challenged than necessary. Kaufman said if the bill passes and the majority of employees check off on unionizing, a union representative comes into the workplace for collective bargaining with the employer, a decision must be reached within 120 days, or a federal arbitrator will step in--that person would make the decision about wages, working conditions, what the agreement would be and what the employer should do.
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State of the Unions
To unionize or not unionize? That is the question employees may have no choice in facing if the proposed changes in the wording of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 come to pass.
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