The New York State AFL-CIO strongly supports the above captioned legislation. But too few will ever get the chance. Workers who consider forming a union risk their jobs and livelihoods. Labor laws no longer protect the free choice to form unions. Employers frequently use tedious legal procedures under the government-run election system to stall, sabotage and delay workers' attempts to unionize.
Penalties are so weak they are no deterrent to breaking the law.
Card check recognition creates a more neutral environment in which employees will have a free choice in deciding whether or not they want to form a union. Card check procedures set the stage for positive, constructive labor-management relations in the future.