Employee Free Choice Act


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Left Behind: Employees of Small Employers and the Right to Unionize

By Dmitri Iglitzin
January 18, 2009

Non-unionized musicians at a small Seattle-area symphony orchestra, the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), have grown deeply dissatisfied with the way management treats them. more »

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(Card) Check Please

By Digby
November 19, 2008

I have long been amused by certain bizarre conservative rallying cries. This past election I noticed a new catch phrase. The minute a conservative breathes the word "card check," his or her supporters completely lose their minds. But where does the passion come from?

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Joe Sixpack Demands Answers From McCain & Co.

By Leo Gerard
October 8, 2008

Sarah “Joe-Sixpack” Palin pulled her labor union roots out of the frozen Alaskan soil and started shaking them at normally union-allergic Republican crowds from the day John McCain announced her as his running mate. more »

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Education Is Great, But We Need More Unions

By Amy Traub
September 18, 2008

Education alone won’t solve the economic problems underlying the middle-class squeeze. We need an economy in which working people have more power in the labor market.

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Workers Face Challenges When Unionizing

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
July 17, 2008

Without legal protections such as the Employee Free Choice Act, workers when trying to organize unions are subject to routine intimidation, harassment, coercion and firings. more »

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"Employer Interference by the Numbers," AFL-CIO. January 2007. http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/how/employerinterference.cfm
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Push for Workers' Rights at Jobs for Justice Conference

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by Institute for America's Future
April 18, 2008

Even though a fight for union representation rights has stalled in Congress, the Jobs with Justice coalition is not only being persistent but is optimistic as it prepares for its upcoming national conference. more »

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Unionization Improves Pay and Benefits of African Americans

By Dmitri Iglitzin
April 8, 2008

The increasing wealth gap between the rich, the middle class, and the poor has become too obvious too ignore. The top 10% of income earners in the United States now own 70% of the wealth, and the wealthiest 1% own more than the bottom 95%, according to the Federal Reserve. In 2005, the top 300,000 Americans enjoyed about the same share of the nation's income - 21.8% - as the bottom 150 million. more »

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In December 2006 Hart Research surveyed 808 members of the general public and 382 union members and the strongest argument for supporting the Employee Free Choice Act was the following economic argument: “The legislation is expected to result in more workers being able to bargain with their employers for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.” 80% reason to support EFCA (7 % reason to more »

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Peter D. Hart Research Associates, “Employee Free Choice Act,” December 2006.
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Americans support the Employee Free Choice Act

Submitted by Eran Lillestrand (not verified)
March 12, 2008

Over two-thirds (69 percent) of Americans support enactment of the provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).

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Peter D. Hart Research Associates, “Employee Free Choice Act,” December 2006.
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Union Choice Would Help A Faltering Economy

By Stewart Acuff and Sheldon Friedman
February 5th, 2008

In the debate about how to stimulate the economy, even progressives who ought to know better overlook America's failure to protect the fundamental human right of its workers to form unions and bargain collectively. Restoring worker rights to join unions must be part of a long-term stimulus plan. more »

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