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Succeeds in getting upmc to do that, then the sciu thinks it can get a lot more workers to sign authorization cards and the next step would be to hold the unionization vote. i think that's at least a few months away and maybe even longer. >> the employee free choice act would play really big here if that were ever enacted. this as i see it is a classic example of that. do you agree? >> i think it certainly would be easier to unionize with cards than with an election. >> okay. steve greenhouse, "new york times." thanks for joining us tonight. appreciate it so much. here on "the ed show," we're ...

The board wants to speed up union elections from the current 38 day average to ten day average. former verizon wireless chief says it eliminates rights to fight off unions because the current board is "pro union." would you spell it out. if you speed up an election, 38 days down to ten days how does that kill jobs? >>guest: the way the process works is this: unions must get 30 percent of the group to be represented by the union to sign authorization cards. it takes months and months to do that. once the 30 percent of the workforce has signed the cards, they file with the nlrb for an election. ...