David Denholm writes about the NLRB’s push to rewrite the rules about union certification elections in this Washington Examiner piece. It is obvious that this is a ploy to help unions win more elections, which means more dues money flowing into union coffers, which in turn means more money flowing into the campaign chests of Democrats.
Denholm brings up a point that is usually overlooked in this dispute — that it isn’t just a question of union versus management. Many workers have had previous experience with unions and a large majority of them do not want unionization. They have just as much reason to want to have a full debate over the pros and cons of unions as does company management. Organizing a campaign against the union takes time, and probably more so for individual employees than for the company.
The killer question is simple: What’s the rush? Big Labor spokesmen have to dance around the clear answer, which is that they want to stifle debate and counter-arguments as much as possible.
My solution cuts the Gordian Knot here: take union representation out of the realm of majoritarian politics and put it back in the hands of each individual. Unions should not be treated differently than other private organizations, which can only try to persuade people to join and pay money to them and have to take “no” for an answer when an individual is not interested.
