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by SF Bay Area Independent Media Center (Indybay)
Washington — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will likely turn its attention this summer to the Employee Free Choice Act — the union organizing bill being watched in Las Vegas and across the nation.
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I worked for AFSCME for eight years. And being a Corrections Officer for Minnesota offered me a chance to run for and be elected to a position in my union
Weak US labor law effectively denies millions of workers the right to form a union and bargain collectively. Congress should bring worker protections closer ...
Enzi and other Republicans cite the Labor Secretary designate’s support for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) as the the primary concern about the Solis nomination. Supported by both Solis and Obama, EFCA, also known as the “card
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
by Employee Free Choice Act In recent weeks, you may have seen ads on TV or news releases or letters to the editor in your local newspaper bashing “big
By Employee Free Choice Act Now . Org
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is also one of the first pieces of legislation that congressional Democrats, or at least those closest to organized labor, want to see passed. The bill would strengthen a variety of laws ...
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
In response to the proposed federal Employee Free Choice Act, Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, is advocating the drastic step of amending the Utah Constitution
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
Union workers staged a protest at a seminar hosted by the Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce Friday morning concerning the Employee Free Choice Act.
Paul Krugman, the winner of the Nobel prize for economics, says that the US needs the Employee Free Choice Act that US unions are campaigning for. Writing in.
In fact, the Employee Free Choice Act allows workers to have a "secret ballot" election if they want one. Woo hoo! Have a party. What Murphy and his fellow hacks don't say is that when given a choice, most workers probably aren't going
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
The issue at stake is the Employee Free Choice Act, which aims to give workers a level playing field by allowing workers to choose a majority sign-up
Anne Marie Ashburn ... noi-jobs AFL-CIO Field Communicators For Employee Free Choice Act Campaign Duration: Six-month to a year
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After I read this article, I plan to write to both of my Senators demanding that they not only confirm Hilda Solis immediately, but that they also vote for the Employee Free Choice Act. If the Republicans attempt to stall the Employee
So people understood why Rahm Emanuel, during a meeting with the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council last November, dodged an inquiry about a contentious piece of legislation called the Employee Free Choice Act. "Let me take your question ...
Jane Hamsher has one of the best side by side organizing process comparisons I’ve seen between current organizing elections and organizing in a post-Employee Free Choice Act world. This is the “secret ballot” process, which is in place
The advocacy organization American Rights at Work has produced a new report, “The Employee Free Choice Act: Ensuring the Economy Works for Everyone,” that clearly explains how restoring the freedom to form unions and bargain can
Mike Enzi of Wyoming, has been pressing for more detailed responses to questions posed on several issues, including the Employee Free Choice Act or card check bill. The legislation would allow workers to organize simply by handing in ...
Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA
The Employee Free Choice Act promises to be a bigger congressional undertaking than the economic stimulus package. And, while the latter is apt to dominate
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Jaeckle Fleischmann's Labor & Employment team will host a series of breakfast briefings outlining the implications of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
Boston Globe - United States
One issue that could soon test President Obama is card check - or, as it's also known, the Employee Free Choice Act. Passage of that legislation,
National Union of Public and General Employees - Nepean,Ontario,Canada
A $3-million campaign by American Rights at Work has been launched in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Washington
Atlantic Online - USA
I've obtained some internal polling from proponents of the Employee Free Choice Act that shows us precisely how interest groups shape public opinion as they
guardian.co.uk - UK
The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) will receive prompt attention in this Congress, said Rep. George Miller, chairman of the US House of Representatives
One is to start laying the groundwork to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it much harder for employers to intimidate workers who want to join a union…the legislation will enable America to take a huge step toward
Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
This year the sector will no doubt be looking to cash in on that support and is hoping to do so early on with the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act,
Yesterday at the Senate Progressive Media Summit, I spoke to five freshmen Senators about their positions on the Employee Free Choice Act. Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen and Tom Udall have all signed on to the bill,
Progress Illinois - Chicago,IL,USA
by Josh Kalven on January 22, 2009 - 10:39am One of the big obstacles in advancing the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is that most people don't have any
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg,SC,USA
The lawmakers are concerned about the deceptively named Employee Free Choice Act, which would actually take away the right of workers to vote by secret
AFL-CIO - Washington,DC,USA
Restoring workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life by passing the Employee Free Choice Act. …you can do a lot to enhance workers’
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
The two letters against the Employee Free Choice Act, by Gary Porter on Jan. 4 and Bill Haskins on Dec. 31, demonstrate how misinformed people are and how
NYSUT.org - Latham,NY,USA
To level the playing field a bipartisan coalition proposed the Employee Free Choice Act. If approved, the legislation would amend current labor law to
Of course, the upcoming Employee Free Choice Act allows workers to decide whether to form unions using secret ballots or just by having more then 50% of the workers join a union. The fight over these initiatives will stir up the pot, ...
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
The Employee Free Choice Act tops the labor movement's agenda for 2009. The initiative would ease formation of labor unions, require binding arbitration in
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA
This is the truth about the Employee Free Choice Act. The EFCA doesn't take away workers' rights to a secret-ballot election, if one-third of the workers ...
By sbenen@washingtonmonthly.com
The Employee Free Choice Act, its prospects on the Hill, and its support from Barack Obama have already generated considerable interest, and appear to be one of the key Democratic proposals that will draw the most heated Republican ...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
In supporting the Employee Free Choice Act, Congressman Tim Murphy is supporting his constituents, the working people of Pennsylvania, and their right to be
Atlantic Online - USA
Getting an accurate read on public attitudes toward the Employee Free Choice Act is challenging, for the reason you identify: most voters are not familiar
The report says putting the freedom to bargain for a better life back in the hands of workers by passing the Employee Free Choice Act is a key step for
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
We understand that the economic recovery of our nation is going to take time, but we also believe that the Employee Free Choice Act is an important ...
McConnell also claimed that “rank and file” union members aren’t “clamoring” for the Employee Free Choice Act to be passed. Watch it
AFL-CIO - Washington,DC,USA
But the information is crucial for an understanding of why the nation needs passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Big Business lobbyists are all over the
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
... including ensuring that workers are free to organize by pushing for the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and legislation to stop the National
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Myron Gorham: "Its for the Employee Free Choice Act-- a bill to help people more easily unionize without threat from their management.
Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA
The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County is hosting a free seminar on Jan. 28 to warn businesses about the legislation, called the Employee Free Choice Act. ...
Human Resource Executive Online - Horsham,PA,USA
With Barack Obama now in office and the Democrats boasting a majority in the both houses of Congress, is the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act ...
The commercials we have all seen on TV over the past few months on the Employee Free Choice Act have been a gross mischaracterization of this new workers' ...
The pro-free choice act Web site of the AFL-CIO says that “employers routinely harass, intimidate, coerce and even fire workers struggling to gain a union. ...
Fairness for workers
January 22, 2009
The two letters against the Employee Free Choice Act, by Gary Porter on Jan. 4 and Bill Haskins on Dec. 31, demonstrate how misinformed people are and how some don't want the public to know the truth about this important legislation.
Seventy countries around the world provide a fair way for workers to form a union. Unfortunately, the United States is not one of them. Workers here must endure an undemocratic election process that allows employers to run intimidation anti-union campaigns prior to the election. Some workers who stand up for unionizing their workplace are fired. The companies always say it was for other reasons, but the underlying fact is they want a voice at their workplace and are considered troublemakers for asking to be treated fairly. More than ever this is the time and the place for the Employee Free Choice Act to become law. It would fine companies for intimidating employees into voting against the union when they really want and need one. The act would make a majority of workers eligible to form a union.
Advocates of the act say the biggest misconception of this law is the notion that card checks would replace election. The bill would not eliminate the election process, but only gives workers a second choice. When workers are given a fair chance, 80 percent will join a union if employers stay neutral. At Verizon, over 95 percent of workers join our union to help improve their way of life. Sen. Jim Webb and President Barack Obama both support the act and will sign this legislation to help all workers receive better pay and benefits. I hope that everyone that reads this will start helping workers keep good-paying jobs in this country.
Ernest J. Istook Jr.
UNION - BUSTER
