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Denver Event Shows How Card Check Hurts Union and Non-Union Construction Workers

澳门六合彩开奖预测 hosted an event in Denver this week and detailed how the proposed "Card Check" legislation currently being debated in Washington poses real risks for the nation's union construction workers. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 CEO Steve Sandherr explained how provisions in the bill, known as the Employee Free Choice Act, required federal arbitrators to settle all but the briefest of contract negotiations. Having Washington-appointed officials set final contract terms for individual companies would make it harder to maintain collective bargaining, which is a central benefit of unionized construction, he said. Sandherr spoke at a union construction site for a new hospital outside of Denver. Read coverage from and . View the white paper .