Employee Free Choice Act in Play
The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) had 200 sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives and more than enough votes to pass the measure.
But the chances of getting a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate fell when Republican, now Democratic, Sen. Arlen Specter of
Nevertheless, President Obama recently told AFL-CIO leaders in a videotaped address, “We will pass the Employee Free Choice Act, “according to the The Wall Street Journal.
Meanwhile, some businesses have proposed a compromise, including Costco Wholesale Corp., Whole Foods Inc. and Starbucks Corp, employers that would be targets for union organizing if the EFCA gets enacted.
Many observers predicted that the current economic crisis would force Congress to delay action on this bill - but that’s increasingly starting to look like wishful thinking. Union officials have released statements from Nobel-winning economists and other business experts supporting the EFCA, and they’re ready to spend millions of dollars and volunteer hours this spring pressuring Congress to pass the legislation.
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