The Georgia Chamber of Commerce seeks to maintain a harmonious balance in the Georgia labor law through the employee/employer relationship. We understand that in order for Georgia businesses to produce the best product possible, regulations must be in place that protect and provide for a talented and skilled workforce. At the same time, those regulations must allow for a business to make a profit so it can maintain corporate stability.
That is why the Chamber supports efforts to strengthen and protect Georgia as a "Right to Work" state. We believe that employers and employees have a better chance of strengthening their relationship through cooperation. Involving a unionized presence can often hinder results that could be attained through direct and open dialogue between the people who work in a business.
In addition, the Chamber specifically opposes legislative or regulatory efforts to create imbalance in the workplace, including pending federal proposals that would eliminate secret ballot elections in the workplace, impose mandatory first contract binding arbitration, call for an injunction against an employer where there is a “reasonable cause” to believe that the employer is engaged in an unfair labor practice, institute treble back pay for employees discriminatorily discharged during an organizing drive and impose excessive civil fines.
As the voice for the Georgia business community, we represent both the employers and employees in creating a fair, open and productive work environment that provides for each person and business who is proud to call Georgia home.
