Compromise offered on labor bill

Labor unions are adamant that workers be able to choose to organize via card-check so they can avoid employer intimidation before elections. They said binding arbitration is needed because so many companies refuse to bargain; nearly half of new unions never even get a contract. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 24, 2009 - 11:29 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 24, 2009

MacGillis reports on the "compromise" suggested by anti-union CEOs and includes some labor views opposing the terms suggested in the compromise, but he fails to identify that the suggested "compromise" is almost a complete gutting of the EFCA bill.

Levine gets it better in the Huffington Post.

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