Senators stand for election every six years. Presidents every four. Members of Congress face reelection every two years. In the U.S., people choose their political representatives. Around Labor Day, it’s worth noting that America’s union members, on the other hand, do not get to choose their economic representatives.
Employees vote on union representation only once. After a union wins it remains certified indefinitely. It never has to stand for reelection (Workers can petition for a decertification election, but legal obstacles make this prohibitively difficult.)
New hires do not get asked if they want union representation. They must accept it as a condition of employment, inheriting the representatives that previous employees voted for. Almost all union members received general representation this way.
Unelected Unions
Unelected Unions
Posted by danielT (#6) 259 days ago (http://www.nationalreview.com)
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