Look Around HR

I have reported on the attempt by national Democrats and labor unions to pass the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act.” The Senate killed it last week, and it is dead for the remainder of this Congress.

Similar attempts to pass the card-check bill have been going on at the state level as well. The most notable legislation occurred in Hawaii. The state House and Senate passed a bill, but the governor recently vetoed it.

From the Pacific Business News:

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (a Republican) vetoed a bill Monday that would replace secret ballot elections for union representation with a simple petition.

The so-called “card-check” bill would replace a current law that requires an election by secret ballot when workers attempt to organize.

House Bill 2974 requires that union organizers only need to gather signatures from a majority of employees that favor forming a union.

The legislation is modeled after the Employee Free Choice Act, currently under consideration by the U.S. Congress.

I have read that the Democrats have a veto-proof majority in Hawaii, and every Democrat supported this measure so it may become law after all. We might want to remind Hawaiians of this poll showing overwhelming opposition to the card-check legislation.