Labor's last stand: The corporate campaign to kill the Employee Free Choice Act

Harper's by Ken Silverstein | Jun. 24, 2009 (Special Report)

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THE BUSINESS LOBBY HAS FRAMED ITS OPPOSITION TO EFCA AROUND THE “SECRET BALLOT” AND LABOR “COERCION.” BUT THE CURRENT RULES GIVE EMPLOYERS A CHOKEHOLD OVER UNION ELECTIONS Full Story »

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Labor reporting is largely absent from corporate media. This article tells of the extreme efforts going on to destroy EFCA in a continuing attempt to destroy organized labor.

Among the sponsors of the dinner were some of Arkansas’s most powerful corporations, including Tyson Foods, the steel company Nucor, and, of course, Walmart. ... More »

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