What should be the Democratic policy on labor law?

[Ken Burch]

We need to deal with this again at some point.

6 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Complete Repeal of Taft-Hartley
	4 (67%)
	Passage of "Card-Check" and requirement of instant recognition of a vote to unionize, at a minimum
	2 (33%)
	Preserving the status quo
	0 (0%)
	Other
	0 (0%)
	no opinion
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[MrSlayer]

1. Taft Hartley should go for sure.

And card check should have been done in 2009.

Don't hold your breath for either, this is no longer a strong labor party.

[Teamster Jeff]

2. Repeal Taft Hartley

Why not try to go big and work from there? Dems usually start small and end up settling with Repub lite.

I'm not holding my breath.

[snot]

3. Some of us (like me) need more explanation.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Taft Hartley was passed by the 1947 Congress

And even overrode a Presidential veto. It created right to work for less legislation.

Card Check would ease the process of unionization and 2008 Obama ran n it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Taft Hartley needs to go, and EFCA must come in

[pampango]

15. That's the combination I would vote for.

Europe has no "Taft Hartley" equivalent. Unions are strong, as are wages, because some parts of Germany, France or Italy don't undercut the power of unions in other parts of those countries. Each country has strong legal support for unions that is applied equally throughout the country.

[meow2u3]

5. I vote for anything that will stick it to the Kochroaches

Repeal of Taft-Hartley is a starter. Repeal of the Koch Bros.' assets would be even nicer.

[Logical]

6. What's wrong with a secret ballot?

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Why is Walmart, Target et al opposed to card check

With even more passion than a secret ballot? Once you answer that one...you got your answer.

[Logical]

9. But I imagine a person going to vote no to the union would be harassed

[Teamster Jeff]

10. Under card check or Employee Free Choice Act

A person would have an option to sign a card if he wants the Union.

If they don't want the Union he/she do not have to sign the card. That's when the imaginary Union Thugs break their knee caps.

[Logical]

11. You and I both know they would be pressured hard! And harassed!

[Brickbat]

19. By the company.

[Logical]

20. I agree the company and union would pressure them, that is why a private vote is best!

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. You mean like the harassment, intimidation and the rest

Going on right now? Walmart considers the mostly symbolic fines from the NLRB the cost of doing business to suppress any and all union organizing.

[Rex]

12. "We like labor and we like law."

Unlike those other guys.

[white_wolf]

13. I voted for a repeal of Taft-Hartley, but in more general terms...

The Democratic party's stance on labor should be the same as the Republican party's stance on business. Complete and unconditional support. The Republicans will support business unconditionally, labor deserves the same support from Democrats.

[NuttyFluffers]

16. public crucifixion of corporations breaking the law.

oh wait, a legal fiction can't have much of a physical death... a tragedy.

[TheKentuckian]

17. You can line the roads with the board of directors

Sure, it wouldn't be the legal construct but sometime you aim for the stars and settle for the moon.

[standingtall]

18. Wish their would've been an all of the above option

because I want to repeal Taft Hartley, and pass the employee free choice act which I don't call card check, because that's a what corporatist called it.

[yurbud]

21. I voted 1 & 2. they should stop union-busting public ed for Wall St too