Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

United States: President-Elect Obama Taps Hilda L. Solis As ...

2008-12-23T19:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA"): Congresswoman Solis co-sponsored and strongly supports EFCA (HR 800), which is sure to be the top priority of organized ...

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TRUTH TEST: Post-election union fight continues

2008-12-17T19:00:00Z

Technically, as introduced, HR 800 would not "do away with the secret ballot" currently being used to decide whether a workforce joins a union.

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Worker Advocate: Solis Nomination Slap in the Face to America's ...

2008-12-17T19:00:00Z

... (HR 800) to strip America's workers of this same right, instead subjecting them to intimidation by union organizers when choosing whether to unionize. ...

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Op-Ed: Corporate funded push polls mislead public on Employee Free ...

2008-12-09T19:00:00Z

Earlier this semester, I wrote an opinion piece about how HR 800, S. 104 (The Employee Free Choice Act, or EFCA) will restore democracy to the American ...

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Fired Employees Bill Lawhorn and Russ Teegardin Will Be Met by Co ...

2008-12-02T19:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, S. 1041), supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would level the playing field for workers and employers and ...

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Coalition Asks Congress to Oppose Anti-Worker Employee Free Choice Act

2008-11-24T19:00:00Z

... the Senate and House "to oppose all efforts to pass any provision included in the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA HR 800/S. 1041 in the 110th Congress). ...

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Chamber's Case Against Employee Forced Choice Act

2008-11-21T19:00:00Z

... business federation representing more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector and region, strongly opposes HR 800/S. 1041, ...

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Employee free choice

2008-11-21T19:00:00Z

As a senator, Obama co-sponsored and voted for the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, Vote 227, 6/26/07) and as a candidate, he promised, ...

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Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Calls on Congress to Oppose ...

2008-11-20T19:00:00Z

... the Senate and House "to oppose all efforts to pass any provision included in the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA HR 800/S. 1041 in the 110th Congress). ...

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Employee free choice

2008-11-19T19:00:00Z

As a senator, Obama co-sponsored and voted for the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, Vote 227, 6/26/07) and as a candidate, he promised, ...

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An undemocratic agenda, part 1

2008-11-16T19:00:00Z

Another such bill is organized labor's Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800). In terms of truth in labeling -- another feature it shares with the Fairness ...

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NAACP-Supported Employee Free Choice Act To Help Protect The ...

2008-11-16T19:00:00Z

Supporters of HR 800, the â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€*, hope to bring this vital legislation up for a vote in the full Senate this week, when they meet for a ...

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'Card check' union bill worries Md. businesses

2008-11-13T19:00:00Z

... reads: On behalf of our over 10000 member businesses, we are writing to express our strong opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800). ...

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Support the secret ballot

2008-11-11T19:00:00Z

The so-called "Employee Free Choice Act," HR 800, will remove the free choice that a secret ballot gives when deciding whether or not to support a union. ...

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An Obama Administrationâ€™s Impact On Labor And Employment Issues

2008-11-11T19:00:00Z

On top of the union agenda is passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), which passed the House in 2007 (HR 800). EFCA would dramatically change the ...

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Private Ballot Elections are Good Enough for Congress but not ...

2008-11-11T19:00:00Z

Representatives Dingell and Waxman are both supporters of HR 800, the â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* which takes away a workersâ€™ right to a private ballot ...

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Labour and Employment

2008-11-09T19:00:00Z

The House of Representatives passed the bill (HR 800) on March 1, 2007, by a vote of 241-185. On March 30, 2007, Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass. ...

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A Mistake For Unions

2008-11-03T19:00:00Z

Thatâ€™s why I think HR 800, the Orwellian-titled â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* is an abomination. And more than that, it is not good for unions. ...

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Craig Williams Receives Chamber Endorsements

2008-10-27T20:00:00Z

In keeping with business issues, Mr. Williams also noted that Mr. Sestak is an original co-sponsor of HR 800, the proposed "Card Check" legislation that ...

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Obama and Sestak care about workers

2008-10-26T20:00:00Z

Bill (HR 800) Employee Free Choice Act of 2007: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act: The Crown Jewel Of Organized LaborÂ´s ...

2008-10-26T20:00:00Z

In its current form (HR 800), EFCA requires that the Board must certify a union upon finding that a majority of an employer's employees in a unit ...

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Buhrmaster, Tonko bring different approaches to challenges

2008-10-25T20:00:00Z

Buhrmaster does not support the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as HR 800, while Tonko supports it. HR 800 allows unions to be certified once a ...

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Where Do Obama and McCain Stand on Employment Law?

2008-10-16T20:00:00Z

The bill passed the House, but the Senate failed to give the 60 votes necessary to consider HR 800 in June 2007 (51-48 vote). There hasn't been any more ...

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McCain vs. Obama on Worker Freedom

2008-10-13T20:00:00Z

... 02/14/05, co-sponsored by McCain; S. 1788 Vote 188, 7/10/96. [2] Obama: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/laborissues, HR 800, Vote 227, 6/26/07; ...

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Obama's Payoff to Unions

2008-10-05T20:00:00Z

â€œI am strongly opposed to HR 800, the so-called Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. Not only is the bill's title deceptive, the enactment of such an ...

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Legislative Changes: Waiting for the Election Results?

2008-10-02T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) would allow for certification based on signed union authorization cards. This would be a huge change, according to ...

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US labor laws are heavily stacked against employee Unions

2008-09-30T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the 110th Congress (HR 800, S. 1041) and is supported by a bipartisan coalition. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act spreads democracy to American workplaces

2008-09-27T20:00:00Z

Why then, would any self-respecting American oppose the passage of HR 800, S. 1041 - The Employee Free Choice Act, which will take steps to fix the broken ...

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Repeal Taft-Hartley

2008-09-02T20:00:00Z

Major union leaders in the United States do vocally support the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, S. 1041) which according to the AFL-CIO will: â€œEstablish ...

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Q&A: "The US Election Is Going to Be Won at the Margins"

2008-09-01T20:00:00Z

Remember the Employee Free Choice Act [HR 800, S. 1041), Sen. Obama is for that. He would sign it as president. So [labor members] are very enthused about ...

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Ford & Harrison's Arnold E. Perl: "Employee Free Choice Act Puts ...

2008-09-01T20:00:00Z

... our nation's basic labor law with the so-called Employee Free Choice Act. The House passed its version, HR 800, on March 1 by a vote of 241 to 185. ...

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Viewpoint -- The Employee Free Choice Act: Is Your Company ...

2008-08-30T20:00:00Z

(The House of Representatives passed EFCA (HR 800) by a vote of 241 to 185 on March 1, 2007. The Senate version (S. 1041) was introduced on March 30, ...

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Private ballot is bad for business

2008-08-23T20:00:00Z

In 2007, the House of Representatives passed HR 800, the misnamed "Employee Free Choice Act." Many in the small-business community call it the "Employee No ...

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Minnesota Judge Sustains Coalition for a Democratic Workplace ...

2008-08-19T20:00:00Z

Complainant argues that HR 800 was not drafted with the intent to eliminate NLRB elections. As evidence he points to Report 110-23 of the House of ...

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Pro-business forces rally against legislation

2008-08-18T20:00:00Z

Speakers opposing HR 800 â€” also known as the Employee Free Choice Act â€” included US Rep. Patrick McHenry, Randel Johnson of the US Chamber of Commerce, ...

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Bringing Back the Union Label?

2008-08-16T20:00:00Z

Using a form of confiscation by eminent domain and ignoring due process, here comes HR 800, proposed federal legislation carrying the misleading title ...

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Sen. Landrieu: Enemy to Louisiana Workers

2008-08-15T20:00:00Z

HR 800 passed the US House of Representatives but failed to pass in the Senate. In a recent statement, AWF Executive Director Brian M. Johnson said, ...

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Endorsements usually translate into cash for campaigns

2008-08-08T20:00:00Z

Landrieu is listed as one of those 51 members voting in favor of the HR 800. Those crazy kids are cranking up the drama in the Senate race. ...

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Bill Would Make it Easier for Unions to Organize Retail Workers

2008-08-06T20:00:00Z

The bill known as the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D - CA) and co-sponsored by 233 members of Congress, was passed by ...

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Employees Alledge Wal-Mart Trying To tell Them Who To Vote For

2008-07-31T20:00:00Z

These, along with other procedural changes in labor law, will be enacted if HR 800 and S.1041 pass. A Cintas spokeswoman, Heather Trainer, says, ...

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Caving to big labor

2008-07-27T20:00:00Z

Catering to their special-interest group, the AFL-CIO, Democrats have sponsored "The Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 800), an Orwellian misnomer if ever there ...

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1. "The Game Plan," $22.7 million.

2007-09-30T20:00:00Z

$18 | hr 800-345-4750 Pyramid Masonry (more) DRIVERS TransWood, Inc. is now hiring Team Drivers and Owner Operator Teams across the Southeast I-20, ...

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NFIB Warns Small Business Owners of Union-Driven Legislation

2007-09-04T20:00:00Z

Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives passed a bill called the "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 800) that would eliminate the need to hold an ...

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Clinton Promises to Protect Seniors From Phony Insurance Marketing ...

2007-09-03T20:00:00Z

... she also stressed her support for the “Employer Free Choice Act,” legislation (HR 800) that would make it easier for workers to join unions. ...

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Politicians, unions rally behind the worker

2007-09-02T20:00:00Z

Boyda told the crowd that one issue she is in the middle of now is HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act. The first paragraph of the act, as passed by the ...

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Congressional Fall Agenda Should Be Full

2007-08-19T20:00:00Z

President Bush has stated clearly that he would veto the labor-related bills approved by the House, such as the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) and the ...

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Congressman Shows Alaska Hospitality -- to 2008 Challenger

2007-08-01T20:00:00Z

Metcalfe arranged the meeting ostensibly to thank Young for supporting the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, S 1041), which the House passed March 1, ...

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Construction Writers Association Discusses Government's Impact on ...

2007-07-19T20:00:00Z

Strongly supported by labor unions, the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041, HR 800) would replace federally supervised private-ballot workplace union ...

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Construction Writers Association Discusses Government's Impact on ...

2007-07-18T20:00:00Z

Strongly supported by labor unions, the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041, HR 800) would replace federally supervised private-ballot workplace union ...

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Construction Writers Association Discusses Government's Impact on ...

2007-07-18T20:00:00Z

Strongly supported by labor unions, the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041, HR 800) would replace federally supervised private-ballot workplace union ...

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Labor bill should be killed on return

2007-07-15T20:00:00Z

The defeated bill, HR 800, received the most attention for a provision that would have given unions exclusive bargaining rights in a workplace when a ...

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Card Check: If You Cut Us, Do We Not Bleed?

2007-07-04T20:00:00Z

Kuhl and all the other members of Congress who opposed HR 800, the card check legislation, voted to respect individual rights when they rejected labor's ...

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Wirtz: Stalled legislation is bad for business, bad for labor

2007-06-28T20:00:00Z

That is what House bill HR 800 was asking workers to do. Luckily, it was defeated 51-48 in a procedural vote in the Senate. ...

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Parts Suppliers Applaud Senate Action Defeating Card Check Bill

2007-06-28T20:00:00Z

HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as card check, would have stripped away a worker's right to a federally supervised, private ballot election ...

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Legislative Wins and Losses

2007-06-28T20:00:00Z

Earlier this year, the House of Representatives version HR 800 had sailed through the House by a vote of 241 – 185. It’s officially had the ironic name “The ...

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Senate defeats 'card check' legislation

2007-06-28T20:00:00Z

Kennedy introduced HR 800 and S. 1041. Once American workers had an opportunity to examine the bill, however, the expected support among the public never ...

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Allow Labor Union Members Vote On All Political Issues

2007-06-27T20:00:00Z

HR 800 - (Employee Free Choice Act of 2007): A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish and efficient system to enable employees to form, ...

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US Senate Votes Against Union Card-Check Legislation

2007-06-27T20:00:00Z

In a 51-48 vote, the US Senate voted against consideration of the "Employee Free Choice Act," HR 800/S.1041, also known as card-check legislation (which ...

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Senate Rejects 'Card-Check' Legislation

2007-06-26T20:00:00Z

On June 26, the US Senate rejected the Employee Free Choice Act, or HR 800. The bill would have required the National Labor Relations Board to certify a ...

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Union Organizing Bill Fails Senate Procedural Test

2007-06-26T20:00:00Z

A motion to end debate on proceeding to the measure (HR 800) failed 51-48, nine votes short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture. ...

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John McCain: Senator McCain Statement On The Importance Of ...

2007-06-26T20:00:00Z

“Mr. President, I am strongly opposed to HR 800, the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act of 2007.” Not only is the bill’s title deceptive, the enactment of ...

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Plan would fix broken labor laws

2007-06-26T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, S. 1041), supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would enable working people to bargain for better wages, ...

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Republicans Block Union Organizing Bill

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

"If HR 800 were presented to the President, he would veto it," the statement said. During debate on the measure Tuesday morning, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del. ...

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Biden Admits That Politics Will Guarantee His Presence at a Pro ...

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

But he declared that he would never even consider skipping the politically sensitive vote set for Tuesday on the labor union bill (HR 800). ...

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Threat to filibuster kills Employee Free Choice Act

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

The measure (HR 800), to help level the playing field between workers and bosses in organizing and bargaining, won a 51-48 party-line majority in the ...

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Column - Elaine L. Chao: HR 800 would turn clock back 60 years for ...

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

The House-passed legislation, HR 800, which the Senate is now considering, would institute a signature card system (aka "card check") denying workers the ...

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Chambliss Opposes Legislation to Deny Workers the Right to Cast ...

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

60 votes were necessary to move forward with the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act” (HR 800). “A secret ballot has been a cornerstone of our democratic ...

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Union Organizing Bill Fails Senate Procedural Test

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

A motion to end debate on proceeding to the measure ( HR 800 ) failed 51-48, nine votes short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture. ...

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Retailers Praise Senate for Rejecting 'Card-Check' Legislation

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Retail Federation today commended the US Senate for rejecting HR 800, the "Employee Free Choice ...

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Corker Opposes Card Check Bill

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

Bob Corker (R-TN) on Tuesday argued against the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800 and S. 1041), which he said would eliminate a worker’s right to a ...

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Biden Admits That Politics Will Guarantee His Presence at a Pro ...

2007-06-25T20:00:00Z

But he declared that he would never even consider skipping the politically sensitive vote set for Tuesday on the labor union bill (HR 800). ...

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Tell Senate to Vote ‘No’ on Bill, TCATA says

2007-06-24T20:00:00Z

Effectively making union organization easier, the bill applies to small and large businesses alike, TCATA says. The House passed an amended HR 800 in March, ...

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Favoring Unions at the Expense of Workplace Democracy

2007-06-24T20:00:00Z

Well, a bill moving through the US House, ironically called the "Employee Free Choice Act," HR 800, aims to fully change the rules of the game when it comes ...

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Democracy, American-style

2007-06-24T20:00:00Z

The House-passed legislation, HR 800, which the Senate is now considering, would institute a signature card system (aka "card check") denying workers the ...

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Saving secret ballots

2007-06-20T20:00:00Z

Ken Salazar said Wednesday he would vote against shutting off debate on HR 800, the most important labor-management legislation before the 110th Congress. ...

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Card Check: The Vote, Nearer, Nearer

2007-06-19T20:00:00Z

Excerpt: HR 800/S. 1041 would overhaul more than 70 years of well-established labor law by stripping away employees’ rights to federally supervised, ...

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NAM Key Vote Letter on the Employee Free Choice Act

2007-06-19T20:00:00Z

HR 800/S. 1041 would overhaul more than 70 years of well-established labor law by stripping away employees’ rights to federally supervised, secret ballot ...

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Unions, allies rally to demand passage of Employee Free Choice Act

2007-06-18T20:00:00Z

Republicans, with the backing of much of Corporate America, have enough votes to stop the bill (HR 800/S 1041) by talking it to death. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 Moving Toward Senate Vote

2007-06-14T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 800, seeks to amend the National Labor Relations Act by no longer requiring elections to determine if employees will accept a union if a ...

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Checking a Card

2007-06-14T20:00:00Z

HR 800 was sponsored by a California Democrat, George Miller — the same George Miller who, on a visit to Mexico with 15 colleagues in August, 2001, ...

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Taft-Hartley Signed 60 Years Ago

2007-06-12T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800/S1041) is pending before the Democratic-run Senate, but faces a GOP filibuster and--if that fails--a veto by ...

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Allentown touts federal pro-labor legislation

2007-06-07T20:00:00Z

Allentown officials, like those in cities nationwide, were asked by unions to urge Congress to approve the Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800 and S. 1041. ...

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Sharon Powers, President of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce

2007-05-31T20:00:00Z

It was HR 800. It was the Employees Free Choice Act that had to do with union elections and signature cards versus private ballots. ...

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Workers could gain health insurance, pensions under Employee Free ...

2007-05-21T20:00:00Z

Among other things, the EFCA (HR 800) would require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a labor organization as the exclusive representative of ...

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Labor bills in Legislature, Congress

2007-05-11T20:00:00Z

The US Chamber of Commerce, in a March letter to Senators, called HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, "the most imbalanced an ill-advised labor ...

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Sign here, or else

2007-05-09T20:00:00Z

It is HR 800, and if it becomes law you can kiss a worker's right to vote secretly against unionizing goodbye. With a cynicism that can only be called ...

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Workers could gain health insurance, pensions under Employee Free ...

2007-05-08T20:00:00Z

Among other things, the EFCA (HR 800) would require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a labor organization as the exclusive representative of ...

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April Jobs Report Doesn't Rain on Sunny Economy

2007-05-03T20:00:00Z

Consequently, organized labor is attempting to persuade Congress to pass the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800), which has already passed the ...

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Card Check: Thanks, Senator McConnell!

2007-05-01T20:00:00Z

Senator McConnell also gave a good pep talk to those who are fighting the anti-democratic Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041 and HR 800). ...

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Labor reform legislation would increase health, pension coverage

2007-04-30T20:00:00Z

The bill (HR 800) passed the House in March, and is expected on the Senate floor soon. The estimates of the positive impact on workers are based on the work ...

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How Free Choice Act Aids Workers

2007-04-30T20:00:00Z

The bill (HR 800) passed the House in March, and is expected to be on the Senate floor soon. The estimates of the positive impact on workers are based on ...

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Steelworkers lobby Congress on health care, trade

2007-04-29T20:00:00Z

The bill (HR 800) passed the House 241-185 on March 1 but faces a Senate GOP filibuster threat and a promised Bush veto. HR 800 would attempt to level the ...

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Letter: Management opposing legislation

2007-04-27T20:00:00Z

The House bill (HR 800) was co-sponsored by Rep. Charles Melancon, D-Napoleonville, and Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans. ...

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Binding Arbitration Could Force Workers into Underfunded Pension

2007-04-26T20:00:00Z

The misnamed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800) is organized labor's top legislative priority. The portion of the bill that ends union organizing ...

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Three most recent discussions

2007-04-25T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free-Choice Act, which passed the US House of Representatives in early March (HR 800) and is now before the Senate (S 1041), is designed to ...

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Pending bill would be good for all American workers

2007-04-23T20:00:00Z

Kevin Brinegar's (president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce) Michiana Point of View regarding union organization methods and pending bill HR 800 (March ...

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GATHERING PLACE

2007-04-23T20:00:00Z

Congress is considering similar legislation, HR 800, with the Orwellian title "Employee Free Choice Act." This act would in fact deprive employees of their ...

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Letter: Bush opposes pro-union legislation

2007-04-12T20:00:00Z

On March 1, the US House of Representatives passed HR 800, Employee Free Choice Act. 1. Recognize a union after a majority of workers sign cards for union ...

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The Anti-Employee No Choice Act

2007-04-11T20:00:00Z

Known on Capitol Hill as HR 800, the proposed law would require employers to let a union into their family if the union bosses are able to strong-arm or ...

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The Anti-Employee No Choice Act Chuck Muth

2007-04-08T20:00:00Z

Known on Capitol Hill as HR 800, the proposed law would require employers to let a union into their family if the union bosses are able to strong-arm or ...

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Senator Speaks out on Union Organizing – Private Ballot Bill on ...

2007-04-06T20:00:00Z

Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) appeared on the NAM’s weekly radio program, “America’s Business,” to discuss the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800 and S. 1041) ...

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Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Launches 11-State Media Blitz ...

2007-04-01T20:00:00Z

Unfortunately, all three sided with the special interests and voted in support of HR 800, the House companion to S. 1041. The scripts for the two radio ads ...

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Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Launches 11-State Media Blitz ...

2007-04-01T20:00:00Z

Unfortunately, all three sided with the special interests and voted in support of HR 800, the House companion to S. 1041. The scripts for the two radio ads ...

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Labor issues give leaders reason to think

2007-04-01T20:00:00Z

At press time, bill HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act was pending in Congress. The bill aimed to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an ...

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Presidential hopefuls stress experience

2007-03-31T20:00:00Z

The Democratic-run House passed the bill (HR 800) last month. But the Senate GOP plans to filibuster it--talk it to death--and anti-worker president Bush ...

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Employee Free Choice Act heads to Senate

2007-03-28T20:00:00Z

The bipartisan bill, called HR 800, passed the House earlier this month. More than half of America’s unorganized workers say they would form a union ...

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Democrats Push Paid Leave, Other Reforms

2007-03-27T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) is an example of a bill that passed the House easily, yet passage in the Senate appears unlikely. ...

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Friends in high office III

2007-03-27T20:00:00Z

... I am writing to express our disappointment with Congressman Tim Murphy's recent vote in support of HR 800, the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act." ...

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Card Check: Stealth Campaigns Obscure Real Choice

2007-03-26T20:00:00Z

On March 13th Raudabaugh addressed a Federalist Society forum in Washington on HR 800, the perfidiously named Employee Free Choice Act, ...

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Card Check: Senators Enzi, Hatch Comment

2007-03-24T20:00:00Z

Orrin Hatch, R-UT, who also serves on the HELP Committee, issued a news release upon House passage of HR 800. "Union bosses have made Congress an offer we ...

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Card Check: Dribs, Drabs, but No Coercion

2007-03-21T20:00:00Z

... reports that several Democratic Senators are declining to cosponsor Senator Kennedy's Senate version of HR 800, the speciously named Employee Free ...

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True workers' free choice -- the role of the Secretary of Labor

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

In this column on March 7, 2006 I discussed the onward, and misleadingly labeled, so-called Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800, sometimes referred as to as ...

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True Workers’ Free Choice - the Role of the Secretary of Labor

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

In this column on March 7, 2006 I discussed the onward, and misleadingly labeled, so-called Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800, sometimes referred as to as ...

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True Workers' Free Choice - the Role of the Secretary of Labor

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

In this column on March 7, 2006 I discussed the onward, and misleadingly labeled, so-called Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800, sometimes referred as to as ...

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Kuhl's vote on employee bill was right

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

There was recently a vote in Congress on a bill, HR 800, that supporters called "The Employee Free Choice Act." However, a close look at this bill shows ...

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True Workers' Free Choice - the Role of the Secretary of Labor

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

In this column on March 7, 2006 I discussed the onward, and misleadingly labeled, so-called Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800, sometimes referred as to as ...

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Card Check: Senate Committee Schedules Hearing

2007-03-19T20:00:00Z

Senator Kennedy, D-MA, who chairs the committee, has promised to introduce his own version of HR 800, but no legislation yet. ...

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The 'Card Check Bill' and the Role of the Secretary of Labor

2007-03-19T20:00:00Z

Previoulsy in this column I discussed the onward, and misleadingly labeled, so-called Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800, sometimes referred as to as the ...

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Card Check: The Safety of a Secret Ballot

2007-03-18T20:00:00Z

So it's not only manufacturers who are concerned about the union power grab represented by HR 800, the dishonestly named Employee Free Choice Act. ...

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GUEST VIEW: A great day in Walz’s shadow

2007-03-17T20:00:00Z

That day, there was an important vote on the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), of which Walz is a co-sponsor. This bill’s goal is to keep unions strong and ...

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Iberia chamber opposes Employee Free Choice Act

2007-03-17T20:00:00Z

Mary Landrieu and David Vitter stating its opposition to HR 800 — the Employee Free Choice Act — and asking that they vote against the measure when it ...

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Card Check: Tasini vs. Keene, Round II

2007-03-16T20:00:00Z

Organized labor has made support for a card check a top priority in this Congress as represented in HR 800. This grievously misnamed Employee Free Choice ...

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AH&LA goes to Washington

2007-03-14T20:00:00Z

Members debated HR 800, a House bill that would eliminate the right of employees to vote in private elections to determine workplace representation in ...

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Letter: Employee Free Choice Act takes choice out of union

2007-03-14T20:00:00Z

The House passed HR 800, also known as the Employee Free Choice Act, which is a hyperbole. This legislation would rewrite the rules for union organizing by ...

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Pro-union bill is un-American in its willingness to expose vote

2007-03-13T20:00:00Z

Let us not be so quick to pat Tim Walz on the back for supporting HR 800. This bill is touted by supporters as giving more support to the working class who ...

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Chao Says President Would Veto Union Card-Check Bill

2007-03-13T20:00:00Z

The luncheon crowd erupted into applause when Chao promised that President Bush would veto the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) if it passed the Senate. ...

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Card Check: A Grandiose Claim

2007-03-13T20:00:00Z

In "The Right to Organize," the Times claims that recently passed legislation (HR 800), eliminating private ballot elections for employees during union ...

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Political Risk Watch: Hotels

2007-03-13T20:00:00Z

HR 800 passed largely along party lines, with fewer Republican defections than the bill's opponents feared. But GOP efforts to rein in moderates have ...

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PRO-CON: Should Congress pass the check-card bill? NO

2007-03-12T20:00:00Z

HR 800 would eliminate an employer’s right to demand a secret ballot in a union organizing election. A union would be certified as soon as a majority of ...

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The Truth About Improper Firings and Union Intimidation

2007-03-11T20:00:00Z

Their proposed solution is the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800), which would replace secret-ballot organizing elections with "card checks" in which ...

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Bob Brown: Working people gain with Employee Free Choice Act

2007-03-11T20:00:00Z

The Democratic-led House, on that day after a five-hour debate, passed the history-making Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) by a margin of 241-185. ...

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Card Check: Tasini vs. Keene

2007-03-09T19:00:00Z

HR 800, the purposely misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, would give labor unions the ability to prevent secret-ballot elections when trying to organize a ...

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ISSA Urges Opposition to Free Choice Act

2007-03-08T19:00:00Z

On March 1, 2007, the US House of Representatives approved the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), designed to make it significantly easier for unions to ...

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The Economic Consequences of Card Check

2007-03-08T19:00:00Z

Polymathic Pejman Yousefzadeh, an Illinois lawyer, provides a quick run-down on all that is wrong with HR 800, the invertedly named Employee Free Choice ...

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Free Choice for Workers?

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

The House version of the bill, HR 800, passed on March 1, 2007 by a vote of 241-185. If the Senate passes it, which is doubtful, the president has stated he ...

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Workers Are Entitled To Free Choice In Fact, Not In Name Only

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

The House version of the bill, HR 800, passed on March 1, 2007 by a vote of 241-185. If the Senate were to pass it, which is doubtful, the President has ...

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Workers Are Entitled To Free Choice In Fact, Not In Name Only

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

The House version of the bill, HR 800, passed on March 1, 2007 by a vote of 241-185. If the Senate were to pass it, which is doubtful, the President has ...

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Workers Are Entitled To Free Choice In Fact, Not In Name Only

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

The House version of the bill, HR 800, passed on March 1, 2007 by a vote of 241-185. If the Senate were to pass it, which is doubtful, the President has ...

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Labor moves to offense

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

LAS VEGAS — The main focus of this week’s AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting was moving forward from the March 1 passage of HR 800, the Employee Free Choice ...

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'Card-check' was just part of labor union bill

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

The way most Republicans and Big Business are acting about HR 800, the Employee Freedom of Choice Act, you would think that Organized Labor was harboring ...

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Unions Know that Card Check Does Not Reveal Employees' Free Choice

2007-03-06T19:00:00Z

Organized labor's highest legislative priority, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800), would replace secret ballot union organizing elections with ...

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More Presidential Candidates on Card Check

2007-03-06T19:00:00Z

John Edwards have given HR 800, the brazenly yclept Employee Free Choice Act. In the interest of fairness, we thought we'd see what the other candidates ...

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Walter Reed Lessons for the Rest of Us

2007-03-06T19:00:00Z

On March 1, the House passed HR 800 by a vote of 241-185. Thirteen Republicans joined 228 Democrats to pass the "Employee Free Choice Act." Two Democrats ...

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'Fair share:' 'Political extortion

2007-03-06T19:00:00Z

But don't look now, the US Congress is working on an 'Employee Free Choice Act' (HR 800) which makes it even easier for unions to form. ...

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Checking Back on Card Check

2007-03-05T19:00:00Z

The Heritage Foundation continues to bore into the full text of HR 800, the preposterously named Employee Free Choice Act, in this new analysis examining ...

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NAM Opposes Proposed New Labor Law

2007-03-05T19:00:00Z

WASHINGTON—The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is criticizing recent passage in the House of Representative of bill HR 800, popularly known as ...

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Maintaining Vigilance: The Latest Card Check Claims

2007-03-05T19:00:00Z

Labor leaders predict Senate passage of HR 800, the who-are-you-kiddingly-named Employee Free Choice Act. "We think that in the end we are going to be very ...

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Binding Arbitration: A Bad Deal for Workers

2007-03-04T19:00:00Z

Under the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800), if a union and management cannot agree to terms on the first contract after a union is recognized, ...

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Binding Arbitration for Unions Endangers Competitiveness and ...

2007-03-04T19:00:00Z

While it is widely known that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800) would strip workers of their right to vote in private on joining a union, ...

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Chamber committee against bill on union formation

2007-03-04T19:00:00Z

The “Employee Free Choice Act” — specifically, HR 800 — is being touted by its author, US Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., as legislation that would make it ...

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House Passes Union Card Check Bill

2007-03-04T19:00:00Z

The Bush administration has made it clear that the president will veto HR 800 if it gains approval from both houses of Congress. ...

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Honda Supports Labor Bill

2007-03-03T19:00:00Z

... and the rest of District 15, e-mailed interested constituents last Friday to explain his vote in favor of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800). ...

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How Your US Lawmaker Voted

2007-03-03T19:00:00Z

Union organizing: By a vote of 241-185, the House on Thursday passed a bill (HR 800) enabling workers to vote for union representation by signing membership ...

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How they voted

2007-03-03T19:00:00Z

UNION ORGANIZING (HR 800): Voting 241-185, the House passed a bill enabling workers to vote for union representation by signing membership cards, ...

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Congressional Roll Call

2007-03-03T19:00:00Z

ILLEGAL WORKERS: Members defeated, 202-225, a Republican bid to require unions to prove that workers signing union cards under HR 800 (above) are US ...

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Thomas Voting Reports

2007-03-02T19:00:00Z

UNION ORGANIZING: Voting 241 for and 185 against, the House on March 1 passed a bill (HR 800) enabling workers to vote for union representation by signing ...

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Keeping track of Congress

2007-03-02T19:00:00Z

HR 800:Democrats rewarded organized labor for helping them retake control of Congress, passing a House bill that would make it easier for workers to start ...

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Employee Act May Free-up Workers to Unionize Against Wall Street ...

2007-03-02T19:00:00Z

But now unionization was given its first thumb-ups in Washington DC by a new Congress on 1 March 2007 under round one of (HR 800) the Employee Free Choice ...

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Motion to Recommit HR 800 by a 202-225 vote in the US House of ...

2007-03-02T19:00:00Z

The fact that the Republican minority leadership picked this fight today, and did so well, is an encouraging one. Republicans voted 189-8 for the ...

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Secret ballot still matters

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

HR 800, also called the card-check bill, would eliminate an employer's right to demand a secret ballot in a union organizing election. ...

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House Passes Employee Free Choice Act in Spite of Hostile Campaign ...

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

... yesterday's vote on the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) failed to stop the US House of Representatives from passing the labor law reform legislation. ...

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Democrats Give Unions a Leg-Up in the Workplace

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) would allow a majority of workers to form a union by simply signing a card or petition to that effect. ...

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Hoekstra backs anonymous union elections

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) would mandate a "card check" system in which unions are automatically certified as the bargaining agent for all ...

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AH&LA minimizes support for unfavorable bill for US workers

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

Miller introduced HR 800. Once American workers had an opportunity to examine the bill, however, the expected support among the public never materialized. ...

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AN OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS REGARDING HR 800 THE EMPLOYEE FREE ...

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

Please, display your gratitude to Almighty God, to Jesus for championing justice and to Moses for defining it, by voting for HR 800 THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ...

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Capito Votes to Protect Workers' Right to a Secret Ballot in Union ...

2007-03-01T19:00:00Z

Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on March 1, 2007 voted against HR 800, the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, because it strips working Americans of their ...

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Editorials Opposing Card Check

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

The Los Angeles Times's editorialists, with a usually reliable pro-union voice, declare the paper's opposition to HR 800, the card-check legislation. ...

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Interest Arbitration: Risky for Unions and Employers

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

The main labor reform bill before Congress, the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), contains two particularly problematic provisions. ...

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NAM Criticizes House Vote for Anti-Democracy Bill

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

In a 241-185 vote, the US House of Representatives passed HR 800, a bill that would replace a federally supervised secret ballot election with a public ...

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‘We need this law’

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

Workers in more than 100 cities met with members of Congress and community leaders to push for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800. ...

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New poll finds Americans overwhelmingly support right to private ...

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

This basic workplace right would be eliminated from American workers under the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), a measure introduced Feb. ...

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House Passes Employee Free Choice Act

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

By a margin of 241–185, the House passed HR 800, which would level the playing field when workers seek to form a union and bargain. ...

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Statement of US Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Regarding ...

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

WASHINGTON, March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- US Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement regarding today's vote on HR 800: "It is ...

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Blunt: Democrats Vote to 'Suspend Basic Guarantees of Democracy in ...

2007-02-28T19:00:00Z

issued the following statement this afternoon subsequent to House consideration of HR 800, a bill that abolishes a worker's right to register his or her ...

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Fraternal Order of Police Opposes Card Check

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

... the rights of the American worker by rejecting HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act: This ill-named legislation attacks the very meaning of free choice. ...

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Retailers Urge House to Reject Union 'Card-Check' Legislation

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, sponsored by Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif. ...

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Union Bullies

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

Miller has since done a 180-degree turn, and is now the lead sponsor of HR 800, a bill that, among a slew of labor-law changes tilted toward unions, ...

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State Chamber Joins Protests Over Union Bill

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

On Wednesday morning, the state chamber sent an e-mail to members urging them to call Arkansas' congressional delegation and ask them to vote against HR 800 ...

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Retailers Urge House to Reject Union 'Card-Check' Legislation

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, sponsored by Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif. ...

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Big Labor's "Employee No-Choice Act"

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

The current debate over passage of the Orwellian-named “Employee Free Choice Act,” (HR 800) is an old one. Big Labor wants to eliminate the union organizing ...

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Debunking the Bunkum on Card Check

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

Labor's assertions are outstandingly misleading, by that's hardly a surprise, given the egregious assault that HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, ...

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OPINION: Unions Pushing Legislation Pressuring Employees to Join

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

Yet, despite all the obvious considerations, HR 800 passed the US House Committee on Education and Labor in mid-February, and now awaits action by the ...

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Key Vote Letter on HR 800, the so-called Employee Free Choice Act ...

2007-02-27T19:00:00Z

HR 800 would overhaul more than 70 years of well-established labor law by stripping away employees’ rights to federally supervised, secret ballot elections ...

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Congressional union bill not democratic

2007-02-26T19:00:00Z

I am referring to the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800). It is authored by Democrat Rep. George Miller. A similar version has been introduced in the Senate ...

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Battle Looms over Union Bill

2007-02-25T19:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) is set for a vote on the floor of the House this week. The Employee Free Choice Act would require the National Labor ...

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"Employee Free Choice Act" passed in US House Education and Labor ...

2007-02-25T19:00:00Z

HR 800, the "Employee Free Choice Act"--is bipartisan legislation that would give middle class workers a fair shake by restoring the freedom to form unions ...

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This Week: Do Your Part to Save Democracy

2007-02-25T19:00:00Z

Congress is expected to vote on HR 800, the anti-democracy card check bill maybe as early as Wednesday. Here's what you need to do:. Click on this site. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act to go to House Floor

2007-02-24T19:00:00Z

Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) as "a top priority" for House Democrats. ...

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Yale’s hospital: Poster child for union-busting

2007-02-22T19:00:00Z

The hospital became the new poster child for why the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) is a top priority in the 110th Congress. ...

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Yale’s hospital: Poster child for union-busting

2007-02-22T19:00:00Z

The hospital became the new poster child for why the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) is a top priority in the 110th Congress. ...

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Labor movement's pet project ruffles LABI feathers

2007-02-21T19:00:00Z

The Louisiana Association of Business & Industry has issued an urgent action alert concerning HR 800, introduced earlier this month in Congress. ...

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Yale’s hospital: Poster child for union-busting

2007-02-21T19:00:00Z

The hospital became the new poster child for why the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) is a top priority in the 110th Congress. ...

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United States: The Employee Free Choice Act: It´s More Than Just A ...

2007-02-20T19:00:00Z

HR 800, as the House version of the EFCA is known, was co-sponsored by over 230 members of the House, including 7 Republicans. In contrast to the last time ...

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What's wrong with democracy in the workplace? - Wednesday, Feb. 21 ...

2007-02-20T19:00:00Z

Now pending in the House of Representatives is a bill - HR 800, curiously misnamed the Employee Free Choice Act - that would eliminate secret-ballot ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act: It´s More Than Just A Misleading Name

2007-02-20T19:00:00Z

HR 800, as the House version of the EFCA is known, was co-sponsored by over 230 members of the House, including 7 Republicans. In contrast to the last time ...

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White House Censors Global Warming Science

2007-02-19T19:00:00Z

Union members, their families and supporters are speaking out in support of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), currently pending in Congress. ...

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White House Censors Global Warming Science

2007-02-19T19:00:00Z

Union members, their families and supporters are speaking out in support of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), currently pending in Congress. ...

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DENNIS SEID: Union organizers get first victory in Congress

2007-02-17T19:00:00Z

By a 26-19 margin, the committee voted to send HR 800 to the House floor. Sen. Edward Kennedy is expected to introduce similar legislation in the Senate. ...

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Bill could speed process for union organization

2007-02-15T19:00:00Z

The bill, HR 800, would allow simple "card-checks" — validation of worker-signed cards — to pave the way for creation of local unions. ...

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The Intimidating "Employee Free Choice Act"

2007-02-14T19:00:00Z

As described in this article, "a bill moving through the US House, ironically called the 'Employee Free Choice Act,' HR 800, aims to fully change the rules ...

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Setting the Record Straight: Correcting Misinformation About the ...

2007-02-14T19:00:00Z

14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) in the House last week, business special interest ...

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Favoring Unions at the Expense of Workplace Democracy

2007-02-13T19:00:00Z

Well, a bill moving through the US House, ironically called the "Employee Free Choice Act," HR 800, aims to fully change the rules of the game when it comes ...

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Vice President Cheney attends the National Association of ...

2007-02-13T19:00:00Z

HR 800 violates these principles, and if it is sent to the President, he will veto the bill. (Applause.) Of these and many other priorities, ...

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Retailers Say Congress is Moving Too Fast on 'Card-Check' Proposal ...

2007-02-13T19:00:00Z

The House Education and Labor Committee is expected to vote today on HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, sponsored by Chairman George Miller, D- Calif. ...

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VP Cheney: President Will Veto 'Card Check' Bill

2007-02-13T19:00:00Z

HR 800 violates these principles, and if it is sent to the President, he will veto the bill. (applause) In the Q&A session that followed, NAM President John ...

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Change Federal Rules On Unionization

2007-02-12T19:00:00Z

The bill, HR 800, has 232 House co-sponsors, more than a majority. That includes seven Republicans, so far. EFCA would help level the playing field between ...

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Builders and Contractors oppose proposed "card check" legislation

2007-02-12T19:00:00Z

However, the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), would instead require union recognition based solely ...

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Democracy Is Being Eroded by Unions It Helped Build

2007-02-11T19:00:00Z

The vehicle is HR 800, the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA), better known as the anti-democracy card check bill. In one piece of legislation, ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Hearings Begin in Congress

2007-02-08T19:00:00Z

With all the hoopla from this past weekend, including the full page spread in the New York Times, the House of Representatives has introduced HR 800, ...

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House Legislation Infringes on Employee Rights and Privacy

2007-02-07T19:00:00Z

8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association today denounced HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, sponsored by Rep. ...

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House moving to restore workers’ rights

2007-02-07T19:00:00Z

1 was introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) into the House, Feb. 5. The bill brought with it a hefty 230 co-sponsors, over half the 435 ...

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House Legislation Infringes on Employee Rights and Privacy

2007-02-07T19:00:00Z

8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association today denounced HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, sponsored by Rep. ...

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EmployerReport.com: Five Simple Questions for Congress on the ...

2007-02-07T19:00:00Z

7 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, February 06, 2007, Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced HR 800-the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). ...

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French Court Considers Mohammed Cartoon Lawsuit

2007-02-06T19:00:00Z

the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) would replace the current system - in which workers vote by secret ballot whether or not to unionize - with a "card ...

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EmployerReport.com: Five Simple Questions for Congress on the ...

2007-02-06T19:00:00Z

7 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, February 06, 2007, Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced HR 800-the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). ...

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Unions Seek Gov't Help to Boost Record Low Membership

2007-02-06T19:00:00Z

the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) would replace the current system - in which workers vote by secret ballot whether or not to unionize - with a "card ...

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French Court Considers Mohammed Cartoon Lawsuit

2007-02-06T19:00:00Z

the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800) would replace the current system - in which workers vote by secret ballot whether or not to unionize - with a "card ...

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EmployerReport.com: Five Simple Questions for Congress on the ...

2007-02-06T19:00:00Z

7 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, February 06, 2007, Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced HR 800-the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). ...

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Proposed law would strengthen worker rights

2007-02-05T19:00:00Z

The bill, HR 800, has 232 House co-sponsors, more than a majority. That includes seven Republicans, so far. EFCA would help level the playing field between ...

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Retailers Oppose 'Card-Check' Proposal for Union Elections

2007-02-05T19:00:00Z

House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., today introduced HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act. The legislation would require ...

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