http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29754402/NEW YORK, NY - The proposed "card-check" bill currently before Congress, which would effectively eliminate secret ballots for employees to form unions, may violate longstanding international legal principles, according to a joint letter from two top industry groups.
The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have sent a letter (
http://www.uscib.org/docs/090312_efca_letter.pdf) to Congress spelling out how provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act
contradict the principles of international labor law as defined by the International Labor Organization (ILO).
"It's disturbing that labor unions, which for years have pressed for integration of ILO labor standards into U.S. law and trade agreements, would be pushing to introduce a system that violates ILO standards," said Adam Greene, USCIB's vice president for labor and corporate responsibility.
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"Congress needs to think long and hard about whether we really want to place the United States so far outside the agreed international norms on this issue," said Mr. Greene. "Even prisoners of war, under the Geneva Conventions, are guaranteed the right to a secret ballot when electing their representatives."
:rofl:
They're FV$%ING KIDDING, right?