The National Mediation Board (NMB) made history on May 11 when it declared that airline and rail workers deserve the same voting rights as workers in every other U.S. industry.
U.S. Senators will soon begin debate on a last-ditch resolution by Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson that would block the NMB rule change and restore the unfair voting procedure that was a key tool in anti-union campaigns.
Under the new voting guidelines, representation elections for transportation workers will be decided by a majority of workers who actually vote. The new NMB guidelines would end the practice of assigning “no” votes to all workers who do not participate in an election.
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Wed. June 09, 2010
It is beyond comprehension that elections at any level should be any different than political elections. Imagine a presidential race where the \"Nay Sayer\'s\" just stayed home and were counted as \"no\" votes for a particular candidate! How long do you think the American public would put up with that? Workers should have the same rights .....if you don\'t vote.....you don\'t get counted either way! Last time I checked the schools were still teaching about the political process including voting form start to finish. They make no mention of this whacky voting process for unions only! Wake up America.....................