tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post5561262378142126802..comments2024-03-27T08:39:28.807-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Colorado Law v. Wal-MartAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-53894438713445545482008-09-29T02:52:00.000-06:002008-09-29T02:52:00.000-06:00Would this law also extend to ballot issues before...Would this law also extend to ballot issues before the voters?<BR/><BR/>I ask because the CEO at my company has recently sent out an email to all employees urging them to vote against 4 union-friendly amendments. The email is quite lengthy (2 pages long) and explicitly asks that "you can see why the above initiatives will harm our workplace if passed."<BR/><BR/>It seems like a rather ham-handed way to influence an election, but I wonder whether the wording of the law might extend to such items as ballot measures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-71237833743874967212008-08-06T09:59:00.000-06:002008-08-06T09:59:00.000-06:00Becaue that isn't what my post is about. One the ...Becaue that isn't what my post is about. One the merits, the Colorado ballot measures on unionization votes are deceptive and bad policy, and while the legislation proposed in Congress is basicall good legislation (points I may explain in a later post).<BR/><BR/>Also, state law is a poor tool for regulating private sector union activity given the federal law dominance of the field.Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-62755096801864999892008-08-06T06:02:00.000-06:002008-08-06T06:02:00.000-06:00Interesting discussion, but why didn't you address...Interesting discussion, but why didn't you address the merits of the proposal to allow unionization without a secret ballot?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420071046015449437noreply@blogger.com