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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Card Checks Dropped From Card-Check Bill

Senate Dems ditch pro-labor bill's most controversial provision

Jul 17, 09 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called "card-check" bill no longer includes its namesake card checks. Labor-friendly Democratic senators have agreed to ditch a central part of the union-organizing measure to ensure its passage, the New York Times reports. The controversial provision would have required employers to recognize a union when a majority of... More »

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Senate Democrats • union • labor unions • Employee Free Choice Act • card check

 Specter's Shift 
 May Doom Bill on 
 Union Organizing 

It's a major blow
to EFCA hopes

Mar 24, 09 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Arlen Specter said today he won't support the Employee Free Choice Act, delivering a serious setback to the much-watched labor initiative, the Wall Street Journal reports. The bill would allow unions to organize more easily, using card signatures instead of secret ballots. The Republican's support of the measure was... More »

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Congress • Democrats • Senate • Arlen Specter • labor unions • bill • organized labor • Republicans • card check

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