Comments on: Arcane Labor Law Counts the Votes of Non-Voters http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:17:02 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: ubetchaiam http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/#comment-2008995 ubetchaiam Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:05:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48864#comment-2008995 Tula I went to http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#home to provide a comment in favor and couldn't find it listed for comment; did a search using NMB and came up with this link: http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#searchResults?Ne=11+8+8053+8098+8074+8066+8084+1&Ntt=nmb&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0 Hope others will join me in commenting favorably on the NMB vote and the need to rescind such a ridiculous condition. Tula I went to http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#home
to provide a comment in favor and couldn’t find it listed for comment; did a search using NMB and came up with this link:
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#searchResults?Ne=11+8+8053+8098+8074+8066+8084+1&Ntt=nmb&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0

Hope others will join me in commenting favorably on the NMB vote and the need to rescind such a ridiculous condition.

]]> By: diogenes http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/#comment-2008933 diogenes Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:52:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48864#comment-2008933 And he got the ball rolling with trucking and airline deregulation! And he got the ball rolling with trucking and airline deregulation!

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/#comment-2008929 foothillsmike Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:44:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48864#comment-2008929 This needs to be thrown in the face of all of the oponents to EFCA. This needs to be thrown in the face of all of the oponents to EFCA.

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/#comment-2008923 dakine01 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:32:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48864#comment-2008923 <blockquote>...gave Obama a majority not seen since FDR...</blockquote> Actually, Carter had a larger majority in both houses.

…gave Obama a majority not seen since FDR…

Actually, Carter had a larger majority in both houses.

]]> By: diogenes http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/#comment-2008920 diogenes Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48864#comment-2008920 After US Airways froze pensions for non-union employees in 1992 (while giving contractual raises to union employees), we started an organization drive. It took three years to get a vote - US Airways illegally interfered with the process and got a slap on the wrist. By 1995 the NMB certified the IAM as representing fleet service agents. It took 4 years of the company negotiating in bad faith until an initial contract was ratified in 1999. Seven years from organizing to contract! And Tula is quite correct in the asinine voting rules. They beg for company intimidation. A no show vote equals a no vote, and the company will hang around the voting place (in a lot of places the voting location is the company break-room!). They don't have to say a word - they know you are there to vote yes, and they will make you pay for it. Given that we voters did our job and gave Obama a majority not seen since FDR, if we can't get health reform, financial reform and EFCA, who needs him? After US Airways froze pensions for non-union employees in 1992 (while giving contractual raises to union employees), we started an organization drive. It took three years to get a vote – US Airways illegally interfered with the process and got a slap on the wrist. By 1995 the NMB certified the IAM as representing fleet service agents. It took 4 years of the company negotiating in bad faith until an initial contract was ratified in 1999.

Seven years from organizing to contract!

And Tula is quite correct in the asinine voting rules. They beg for company intimidation. A no show vote equals a no vote, and the company will hang around the voting place (in a lot of places the voting location is the company break-room!). They don’t have to say a word – they know you are there to vote yes, and they will make you pay for it.

Given that we voters did our job and gave Obama a majority not seen since FDR, if we can’t get health reform, financial reform and EFCA, who needs him?

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/#comment-2008865 dakine01 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:40:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48864#comment-2008865 So much for the Rs view of the importance of union members actually being allowed to vote. (EFCA) So much for the Rs view of the importance of union members actually being allowed to vote. (EFCA)

]]> By: ThingsComeUndone http://firedoglake.com/2009/11/05/arcane-labor-law-counts-the-votes-of-non-voters/#comment-2008835 ThingsComeUndone Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:24:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/?p=48864#comment-2008835 Warren Buffet just bought a RailRoad I wonder if he is involved? Warren Buffet just bought a RailRoad I wonder if he is involved?

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