{"id":2229812,"date":"2024-04-25T07:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-signs-bill-requiring-secret-union-votes-at-companies-receiving-incentives\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T07:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:52:17","slug":"kemp-signs-bill-requiring-secret-union-votes-at-companies-receiving-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-signs-bill-requiring-secret-union-votes-at-companies-receiving-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemp enacts law mandating confidential union votes for incentive-receiving firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkemp-signs-bill-requiring-secret-union-votes-at-companies-receiving-incentives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2229812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed\u200c a bill\u2064 mandating secret <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-board-dismisses-union-misconduct-complaints-following-biden-purge\/\" title=\"Labor Board Dismisses Union Misconduct Complaints Following Biden Purge\">union representation<\/a> votes for companies \u200cbenefiting from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-introduces-bill-to-recover-billions-in-stolen-unemployment-benefits\/\" title=\"GOP Introduces Bill to Recover Billions in Stolen Unemployment Benefits\">state incentives<\/a>. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 362, ensures employees can vote on union representation through \u200bconfidential ballots. To learn more about the bill, visit\u200c the official page [here](https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/66132). Your provided text is concise and effectively conveys \u2063the key information about Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing\u2062 the bill requiring secret union representation votes for companies receiving state incentives. It\u200c also directs readers \u200bto the official page for further details on Senate Bill 362.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2014 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp quietly signed a bill that requires companies receiving state incentives to allow employees to vote on union representation using secret ballots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/legislation\/66132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Senate Bill 362<\/strong><\/a> says companies that receive taxpayer-backed economic development incentives cannot voluntarily \u201cgrant recognition rights\u201d solely with \u201csigned labor organization authorization cards\u201d and must instead use a secret ballot. It also requires companies receiving taxpayer-funded incentives to agree they won\u2019t share employees\u2019 personal contact information with union organizers without written consent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeorgia is a right-to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-nominee-dismisses-job-losses-from-bidens-economic-plan\/\" title=\"Labor Nominee Dismisses Job Losses from Biden\u2019s Economic Plan\">-work state<\/a>, plain and simple and Georgia workers being pressured to unionize through coercive tactics is not acceptable,\u201d said Garrison Douglas, a spokesperson for the governor. \u201cWhile some continue to put the desires of union bosses first, we are putting workers first by ensuring their right to a secret ballot is protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Democrats say the measure violates the 1935 National Labor Relations Act and argue it could have major consequences for the bottom lines of companies relying on incentives. However, companies could forego taxpayer-funded economic help and unionize.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Kemp loves to complain about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-eases-up-on-the-bureaucracy-with-nations-first-general-regulatory-sandbox\/\" title=\"Utah Eases Up on the Bureaucracy with Nation's First General Regulatory Sandbox\">government picking winners<\/a> and losers \u2026 except when he does it to attack Georgia workers and the unions that represent them,\u201d Democratic Party of Georgia spokesperson Dave Hoffman said in a statement. \u201cGovernor Kemp should follow his own advice and \u2018do his damn job\u2019 rather than continuing to sign bad laws that waste money and won\u2019t help Georgians just to pay back his political donors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Business groups say it is necessary to stop unions from entering small businesses and workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnion leaders want the power to force workers to say in front of their co-workers and union organizers whether they support the idea of joining the union. Union leaders know full well how intimidating and coercive that would be,\u201d NFIB State Director Hunter Loggins said in a February statement. \u201cThe fact of the matter is that secret ballots are essential to our democracy. No one has a right to know how you vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 362, enforcing secret union representation votes for firms receiving state incentives. 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