card check
Signature-based organizing
Card check is a method of union organizing where workers sign authorization cards rather than voting in a secret ballot election.
If a majority of employees sign cards indicating they want union representation, the employer may recognize the union directly.
The term appears frequently in labor law debates: The company resisted card check and demanded a formal election.
Supporters call it a simpler path to organizing; opponents argue it lacks the privacy of traditional elections.
- unionJoining into one
- union organizingForming workplace collectives
- ballotVoting document
- verificationProving something accurate
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
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