Keith Ellison wants to make union organizing a civil right
DEpatagonia wikitravelTROIT Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison plans to unveil legislation that would make unionization into a legally protected civil right, the congressman said on Saturday.
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But workers are not able to directly sue their employers for anti union retaliation, and the process of bringing forward a successful unfair labor practiceclaim can take years.
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If it a civil rights action, it vindicating your personal right, first of all to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression, Ellison told msnbc Saturday at the Netroots Nation conference here. And it your individuapatagonia discount code for southwest2l right to say what you want. Whether or not there ever even a vote, you shouldn be fired for expressing an intent to support union activity.
Ellison said he got the idea for the bill from a book calledWhy Labor Organizing Should Be A Civil Right, written by Century Foundation fellows Richard Kahlenberg and Moshe Marvit.
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Kahlenberg told msnbc that he was delighted by Ellison announcement.
Ithink it a terrific development and Cpatagonia guide jacket and jeansongressman Ellison the right person to advance this idea, Kahlenberg said. He has a strong record on civil rights and a strong record on labor.
Ellison had not spoken directly with either Kahlenberg or Marvit about the idpatagonia guide jacket 52ea, but Kahlenberg said he had been in contact with Ellison staff. According to Ellison, a recent Supreme Court decision has made it more important than ever to strengthen collective bargaining rights.
In the aftermath of Harris v. Quinn, there no doubt that organizing rights are under as much threat as ever, he said. And now even from the Supreme Court.
