WHAS11.com
Posted on June 4, 2010 at 12:45 AM
Updated Friday, Jun 4 at 12:53 AM
A pro-business group launched in Kentucky on Thursday aims to make "card check" legislation an issue in the congressional elections this fall.
The Coalition to Protect Kentucky Jobs is a project of the Workforce Fairness Institute, which is backed by unspecified business owners. The Kentucky effort is supported by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Kentuckiana, the American Small Business Partnership, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers.
It's about the Employee Free Choice Act, which would allow workers at a non-union employer to simply sign up if they want union representation rather than by secret ballot. The bill has fallen short of bipartisan support in recent Congresses.
