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Category Archives: EFCA
Union Card Checkmate
As the lame duck session of the Pelosi Congress nears, one fear is that Democrats will try to force through some last-minute liberal legislation, in particular “card check” to kill the secret ballot in union elections.
Card Check, RIP
The GOP takeover of the House — not to mention the national repudiation of the Obama agenda undergirding Tuesday’s election results – means that “card check” is dead for now in Congress.
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Unions Face ‘Huge Sinkhole’ For Agenda
With Republicans taking control of the House and gaining seats in the Senate, unions face little chance of achieving their legislative goals, such as relaxed organizing rules, mandatory paid sick leave, bigger fines for workplace safety violations and tougher mine-safety … Continue reading
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Business Coalitions Urging NLRB to Preserve Secret Ballots
Currently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is considering a case that could seriously undermine the right to secret ballots in union elections, as opposed to the “card check” method of counting worker support for unionization that unions have been … Continue reading
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State Ballot Initiatives Ensure EFCA Stays Dead
For politicians in several states, it’s not enough that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is dead in the water on Capitol Hill.
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Bennet’s Card Check Stall
The Denver Post’s official editorial page “endorsement” of Democrat Michael Bennet for U.S. Senate was half-hearted at best. Replete with criticism of his actual performance since he was appointed to the seat in January 2009, The Post’s nod was based … Continue reading
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With Senate Control in Play, Labor Unions Look Past Card Check
Labor unions are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Democratic Senate candidates Michael Bennet and Joe Manchin — even though they have distanced themselves from high-priority labor legislation.
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Bennett Opposed to Union Bill
After months of uncertainty, a group of Colorado business leaders is confident that U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, would oppose a federal proposal that would make it easier for employees to unionize through a so-called card check system.
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