A Faster Path to Collective Bargaining: Majority Sign-Up
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Oct. 18, 2024 | LABOR ACTIVISM | […] it’s imperative to win meaningful labor law reform in the next Congress. As labor lawyer Matt Bruenig recently pointed out, “American labor laws, and the bureaucracy they require, make mass unionization impossible unless rules for certifying unions and negotiating contracts are simplified and streamlined.” The evidence is compelling: Think of the union struggles at Starbucks, Amazon, and Mercedes-Benz. Private-sector employers can too easily use the NLRB’s bureaucratic process to frustrate workers’ initiatives. And if that doesn’t work, they get another bite at the apple through the courts. All too often, justice delayed is justice denied. Some organizers have offered a compelling workaround: Strike for recognition. The Nation
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