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In <4eoleh$pvi@mmddvan.mdd.comm.mot.com>, robinson@df06h.mdd.comm.mot.com (Jim Robinson) writes:
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>Now why would decertification automatically require a secret ballot, but
>certification can require no secret ballot? Seems a touch one sided to me.
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Actually, certification works both ways. If the union can't show significant 
support ahead of time, there's no certification vote. It only gets automatic 
certification if it can show overwhelming support.
It's an important protection. When the union goes to the LRB with cards, 
the company finds out. If a ballot is ordered, it then has time to launch 
anti-union measures. It can fire organizers, threaten union supporters, 
generally terrorize the workforce.
 
>BTW, I was under the impression that the NDP totally got rid of the
>requirement for a secret ballot for certification. I am incorrect?
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I doubt it. What would they do when the union goes to the LRB with 
cards signed by 49% of the bargaining unit members? Or 50% plus 
1? The ballot is an important protection for both sides when a 
certification is in doubt.

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