H.R.800 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Popular: Union Organization bill.
  • Short: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Popular: Card-check bill.
  • Short: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Employee Free Choice Act as introduced.

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12/23/08
United States: President-Elect Obama Taps Hilda L. Solis As ...

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 ...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (registration), UK
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12/17/08
TRUTH TEST: Post-election union fight continues

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

Source: 9NEWS.com, CO
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12/17/08
Worker Advocate: Solis Nomination Slap in the Face to America's ...

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

Source: MarketWatch
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12/09/08
Op-Ed: Corporate funded push polls mislead public on Employee Free ...

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 ...

Source: Maine Campus Online (subscription), ME
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12/02/08
Fired Employees Bill Lawhorn and Russ Teegardin Will Be Met by Co ...

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 ...

Source: MarketWatch
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11/24/08
Coalition Asks Congress to Oppose Anti-Worker Employee Free Choice Act

... 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). ...

Source: Material Handling Management (press release), OH
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11/21/08
Chamber's Case Against Employee Forced Choice Act

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

Source: Washington Examiner, DC
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11/21/08
Employee free choice

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, ...

Source: Toledo Free Press,  USA
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11/20/08
Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Calls on Congress to Oppose ...

... 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). ...

Source: MarketWatch
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11/19/08
Employee free choice

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, ...

Source: Toledo Free Press,  USA
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11/16/08
An undemocratic agenda, part 1

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 ...

Source: Power Line, MN
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11/16/08
NAACP-Supported Employee Free Choice Act To Help Protect The ...

Supporters of HR 800, the “Employee Free Choice Act”, hope to bring this vital legislation up for a vote in the full Senate this week, when they meet for a ...

Source: NAACP (press release), MD
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11/13/08
'Card check' union bill worries Md. businesses

... 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). ...

Source: Baltimore Sun, United States
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11/11/08
Support the secret ballot

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. ...

Source: Rome Sentinel, NY
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11/11/08
An Obama Administration’s Impact On Labor And Employment Issues

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 ...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK
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11/11/08
Private Ballot Elections are Good Enough for Congress but not ...

Representatives Dingell and Waxman are both supporters of HR 800, the “Employee Free Choice Act” which takes away a workers’ right to a private ballot ...

Source: Hawaii Reporter, HI
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11/09/08
Labour and Employment

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. ...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK
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11/03/08
A Mistake For Unions

That’s why I think HR 800, the Orwellian-titled “Employee Free Choice Act” is an abomination. And more than that, it is not good for unions. ...

Source: National Review Online Blogs, NY
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10/27/08
Craig Williams Receives Chamber Endorsements

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 ...

Source: Evening Bulletin, PA
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10/26/08
Obama and Sestak care about workers

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, ...

Source: Delaware County Daily Times, PA
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10/26/08
The Employee Free Choice Act: The Crown Jewel Of Organized Labor´s ...

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 ...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK
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10/25/08
Buhrmaster, Tonko bring different approaches to challenges

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 ...

Source: Schenectady Gazette, NY
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10/16/08
Where Do Obama and McCain Stand on Employment Law?

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 ...

Source: HR.BLR.com
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10/13/08
McCain vs. Obama on Worker Freedom

... 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; ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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10/05/08
Obama's Payoff to Unions

“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 such an ...

Source: Human Events, DC
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10/02/08
Legislative Changes: Waiting for the Election Results?

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 ...

Source: HR.BLR.com
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09/30/08
US labor laws are heavily stacked against employee Unions

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

Source: Philadelphia Center City Weekly Press, PA
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09/27/08
Employee Free Choice Act spreads democracy to American workplaces

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 ...

Source: Maine Campus Online (subscription), ME
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09/02/08
Repeal Taft-Hartley

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: “Establish ...

Source: CounterPunch, CA
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09/01/08
Q&A: "The US Election Is Going to Be Won at the Margins"

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 ...

Source: Inter Press Service, Italy
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