NCISS Legislative Committee Update - July 14, 2009
Colleagues,
Many PIs forget
that NCISS represents both private investigators and
security guard
companies. The
Employee Free Choice Act would substantially alter
the National Labor
Relations Act, which is the basic labor law of the US. It
would allow unions to easily force a company to unionize by
merely getting employees to sign cards saying they want to join
a union. Employers could no longer ask for a
secret ballot vote
by employees, who would be subject to coercion by the unions.
Worse, the bill would allow an arbitrator to set pay and work
policies if negotiations with unions failed. Our guard company
members have asked to be kept informed about this legislation.
President
Obama met with more than a dozen labor leaders for approximately
45 minutes at the
White House
on Monday afternoon.
The President was joined by Secretary Solis. There are no
detailed transcripts of the meeting. However, I spoke with a
White House Press
Office representative this morning who described the
meeting as a productive conversation about shared priorities
like creating jobs,
health care reform
and the Employee Free Choice Act.
It has been
reported by an unnamed labor official who attended the meeting
that President Obama told
the 13 labor leaders present that he remains committed to
passage of legislation making it easier to form unions, but he
did not offer a timeline.
It appears that there are still several Democrats who are
wavering on the Employee Free Choice Act bill which needs 60
votes to defeat what many expect will be a
GOP
filibuster attempt in the Senate.
The White House
Press Office has identified the following as attending
the meeting with President Obama and Secretary Solis:
- Change to
Win Chair Anna
Burger
-
AFL-CIO President
John Sweeney
-
National
Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel
-
Service Employees
International Union President
Andy Stern
-
United Food and
Commercial Workers President Joe Hansen
-
Laborers International Union of North America President
Terry O'Sullivan
-
International
Brotherhood of Teamsters President Jim Hoffa
- American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees President
Gerry McEntee
-
American
Federation of Teachers President
Randi Weingarten
-
United Auto
Workers Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Bunn
-
United
Steelworkers President
Leo Gerard
-
International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers President Ed Hill
-
Communication
Workers of America
President Larry
Cohen
-
American Rights at Work Chair David Bonior
You can learn
more about the Employee Free Choice Act by attending a free one
hour webinar on July 23,
2009 at 11am PT, 2pm ET
offered by
Littler Mendelson, a
Traditional Labor
Law Practice Group.
Register Now -
http://www.vodium.com/login.asp?lib=pn100717
(This is not an NCISS sponsored or
endorsed event)
Getting
Past the EFCA Hype and Getting Down to Business - What EFCA
Really Means To Your Organization and Steps You Should Take Now
to Prepare.
During this
webinar, you will learn:
* The very
latest on EFCA and compromise bills, including predictions about
their future.
* How to
prepare for increased
union organizing and the passage of EFCA or an EFCA
substitute.
* Best
practices for effective manager training on union organizing and
positive employee relations.
* How to
create a fair and productive workplace where employees do not
feel the need for union representation.
* During this
live, interactive webinar, you will have the opportunity to have
your specific questions answered from some of the nation's
pre-eminent experts on labor management relations, union
organizing, and
workplace compliance training.
Register
Here -
http://www.vodium.com/login.asp?lib=pn100717
(This is not an NCISS sponsored or
endorsed event)
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Don't forget
to attend the NCISS Hit the Hill Campaign in Washington, DC
September 24th.
You can get
detailed information on this and other events
as well as becoming a member
by going to
www.nciss.org.
Remember, your
donations are critical to our mission and continued success.
Contributions in
any amount are greatly appreciated and may be sent to:
NCISS Legislative Fund
7501 Sparrows Point Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21219
Thank you for
your continued loyalty and support.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Mesis
NCISS Legislative
Chairman
(Permission
granted to repost to other email lists)
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