Myths and Realities about the Employee Free Choice Act

Campaign for America's Future by John Logan | May. 4, 2009 (Opinion)

For more than a year, the most powerful corporations and banks in the country have engaged in a massive campaign of misinformation concerning the Employee Free Choice Act. Supported by Bank of America, Citigroup and others, the corporate lobby has spent hundreds of millions of dollars spreading distortions and half-truths about legislation that is designed to restore to working Americans the freedom to bargain for better wages, healthcare and pensions. ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Business, Living
Topics: Law, Labor, Money
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 4, 2009 - 7:30 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - May 4, 2009 - 7:30 PM PDT

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 4, 2009

The voice of labor on the EFCA seems to be overshouted by all the corporate media campaigning against it. This article presents the arguments for the employee free choice act.

Current gross distortions of pay between the very rich and the poor do not happen by accident.

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Julian Friedland
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 by Julian Friedland - May. 4, 2009

Decent counterarguments. But lacks detail on bill specifics.

For more background see link below.

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - May. 5, 2009
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