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Card check. Card check, also called majority sign-up, is a method for employees to organize into a labor union in which a majority of employees in a bargaining unit sign authorization forms, or "cards", stating they wish to be represented by the union. Since the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) became law in 1935, card check has been an ...
On July 17, 2009, The New York Times reported that in an effort to secure a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, a group of key Democratic senators planned to change the proposed legislation to remove the "card check" provision of the EFCA, which would have allowed unions to be certified solely by majority sign-up. 114th Congress
The House banking scandal broke in early 1992, when it was revealed that the US House of Representatives allowed its members to overdraw their House checking accounts without the risk of being penalized by the House bank, which was actually a clearinghouse . The scandal also sometimes known as Rubbergate (from the expressions "rubber check ...
The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 is a federal statute passed by the United States Congress and signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on May 22, 2009. It is a comprehensive credit card reform legislation that aims "to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under ...
November 30, 2022 at 3:01 PM. Vadym Pastukh / iStock.com. Social Security recipients could get an additional $2,400 a year in benefits if a new bill recently introduced to Congress wins approval ...
December 29, 2022 at 6:05 PM. Shutterstock.com. This month, Congress will vote on a bill to eliminate almost all of the funding for popular credit card reward programs like cash back and travel ...
Since 2009, the salaries per annum of members of the United States Congress have been as follows: [6] Position. Salary. Speaker of the House of Representatives. $223,500. Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives. $193,400. President pro tempore of the Senate. $193,400.
The farming giant's lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of California's card-check law, which allows workers to authorize a union by signing cards at off-site gatherings rather than voting at ...