Henry Nicholas, President of AFSCME Local 1199C in Philadelphia, is a “staunch supporter” of card-check… unless it applies to him. Nicholas declined to recognize a unit of his own office staff based on union cards and instead is making them seek an NLRB election. While we agree that a secret ballot election is the best way to settle these things, the Philadelphia Inquirer notes:
Ironically, their employer, longtime labor leader Henry Nicholas, declined to recognize the bargaining unit when he was presented with signed petition cards from a majority of the workers. Nicholas is a staunch supporter of a proposed federal law known as “card check,” which would allow unions to organize workplaces without a separate election if a majority of workers sign cards requesting representation.
Henry, if you really don’t want your office organized you ought to consider bringing in some professional union avoidance consultants.
