aislehopper
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- Aug 20, 2002
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. . . But even if I agreed with you and gave you that point on a technical basis, wouldn't you really want to know that the majority of our peers really, really don't want representation, rather than surmising they don't because everyone starts as a "NO" vote? Do you really support winning because of an ancient law? If so, then I think perhaps you may want to check your intellectual honesty.
Have a great day.
Luke:
Ancient Law? Is the new standard to throw out laws simply because they have been on the books longer than you would like? Should we toss out the Bill of Rights? It is much older than the RLA. Besides, that whole First Amendment thing really, really gets in the way sometimes. What about "thou shalt not kill." That one is really old. It should go too.
If I have a union, I want the majority of us to have to take some action to ask for it. The afa has a time tested standard that it has to meet if it wants to represent us, 50%+1. If the afa is unable to meet that standard, it does not deserve to represent us.
I guess I really, really want 50%+1 of us to take the five minutes necessary to vote if he or she is going to force me into a union.
The standard RLA practice is clear, and there is long standing precedent for 50%+1. To change a law or practice simply because one organization cannot live up to the standard would be wrong.