Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

'Card check' or paychecks: You decide

2011-04-13T01:00:00Z

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H.R.1409: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of ... - OpenCongress

2011-04-06T01:00:00Z

H.R. 1409 (111th): Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr1409. 46 Daily Kos. All Mitt's Flips. 27 March 2012. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/27/1077928/-All-Mitt-s-flips- .

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H.R.1409: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of ... - OpenCongress

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H.R.1409: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 - U.S. ...

2011-04-05T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 1409, entitled “To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by clarifying the application of the antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health ... Source: gonzopod ... OpenCongres

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Obama NLRB to Ignore Mid-Term Election Results; intends to ...

2010-12-30T19:00:00Z

“The bottom-line impact of this bureaucratic sop to Big Labor would be very similar to the impact of the mandatory 'card check' legislation, or S.560 and H.R.1409, that union lobbyists tried unsuccessfully to ram through the 2009-2010 ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-12-23T19:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (aka the “Employee Free Choice Act,” HR 1409; S.560). Admissions are for admissions, not rejections. ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2010-12-23T19:00:00Z

In fact, a school thаt comes wіth such аn arrangement mау hаνе іt forever іf Congress passes thе Card-Check Bill (a.k.a. thе “Employee Free Chοісе Act,” H.R. 1409; S.560). Admissions аrе fοr admissions, nοt rejections. ...

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To angry Liberals & Progressives in the Democratic & Green Parties ...

2010-12-18T19:00:00Z

SENATOR McCONNELL MUST MUST GET CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT TO ENACT HR 1409,S 560 THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT INTO LAW AND AND UNTIL THAT HAPPENS I WON'T BUY JACK DANIELS WHISKEY OR SOUTHERN COMFORT OR ANY OTHER OF BROWN-FORMAN'S ...

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Stories: The Blame

2010-12-15T19:00:00Z

H.R. 1409 would unfortunately interrupt this continual progress." March 2002. Business Week interview with Fannie Mae Vice-Chairman Jamie Gorelick about the prospects for the coming year: Gorelick: "we are expecting a very, ...

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Will The Truth Set Kay Free?

2010-11-29T19:00:00Z

So I went to the text of the legislation, HR 1409 and found: SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNION CERTIFICATION. (a) In General- Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ...

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Obama/Pelosi/Reid's Employee Free Choice Act Farce

2010-11-14T19:00:00Z

Unfortunately, as seems to be the case with much of the legislation out of congress, the "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA) (HR1409/S. 560) is neither about free choice nor the employees. By changing the basic representation approval ...

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us government bill hr 865 – My Blog

2010-11-13T19:00:00Z

1 post - Last post: Mar 29, 2009Oppose Forced Unionism "Card Check" Bill HR 1409 and S. 560 to contracts being dictated by federal government bureaucrats. as the new US Secretary of Labor, one would expect an anti-business bias under ...

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Professional Development Schools -Positive Thoughts For The Day

2010-11-12T19:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (a.k.a. the “Employee Free Choice Act,” H.R. 1409; S.560). Admissions are for admissions, not rejections. ...

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How Will Republican Landslide Impact Major Labor Legislation?

2010-11-06T20:00:00Z

The bill, most recently introduced as HR 1409, S. 560, would would amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it easier for unions to organize employees. The bill would also require interest arbitration of first contracts after 120 ...

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EFCA and a Little RESPECT – What You Can Do to Prepare

2010-11-04T20:00:00Z

[fn 2] The “Employee Free Choice Act” (EFCA) HR 1409, §560. This Act was originally introduced on March 10, 2009 in the 111th Congress. The latest bills introduced in both houses of Congress are similar to last year's bill, which passed ...

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Corporate-Backed, Anti-Union 'Secret Ballot' Measures Pass in Four ...

2010-11-03T20:00:00Z

The most recent version of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409, S. 560) was introduced last year and has languished in Congress. In 2007, the measure passed the House, but failed to clear procedural hurdles in the Senate. ...

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Corporate-Backed, Anti-Union 'Secret Ballot' Measures Pass in Four ...

2010-11-03T20:00:00Z

The most recent version of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409, S. 560) was introduced last year and has languished in Congress. In 2007, the measure passed the House but failed to clear procedural hurdles in the Senate. ...

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Corporate-Backed, Anti-Union 'Secret Ballot' Measures Pass in Four ...

2010-11-03T20:00:00Z

The most recent version of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560) was introduced last year and has languished in Congress. In 2007, the measure passed the House but failed to clear procedural hurdles in the Senate. ...

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Four States Approve Constitutional Amendments Guaranteeing Right ...

2010-11-03T20:00:00Z

As further repudiation of the proposed Employee Free Choice Act's (H.R. 1409, S. 560) “card check” provision, voters in four states on Tuesday approved constitutional amendments to preserve secret ballot union representation elections. ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Corporate-Backed, Anti-Union 'Secret Ballot ...

2010-11-03T20:00:00Z

The most recent version of the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409, S. 560) was introduced last year and has languished in Congress. In 2007, the measure passed the House but failed to clear procedural hurdles in the Senate. ...

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Article | ADR in Labor and Employment Law During the Past Quarter ...

2010-11-02T20:00:00Z

The author also analyzes two bills being considered by the 111th Congress: the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409, 111th Cong. (2009), and the Arbitration Fairness Act (AFA) (H.R. 1020, 111th Cong. (2009). ...

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The Liberal Democratic Party of the United States will do what the ...

2010-10-31T20:00:00Z

A Message to Progressives, Conservatives, Moderates, Independents ...

2010-10-31T20:00:00Z

NYT: Unions Fear GOP Election Wins : Labor Relations Today

2010-10-31T20:00:00Z

EFCA was introduced as H.R. 1409 and S. 560 in the 111th Congress, and before that as H.R. 800 (which passed the House) and S. 1041 in the 110th. The Secret Ballot Protection Act was originally proposed in the 110th Congress as H.R. 866 ...

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MinnPost - The last weekend before the election

2010-10-31T20:00:00Z

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1409: Gone is the secret ballot. Post a comment: Please remember that user comments are reviewed by moderators to ensure that comments meet these standards and adhere to MinnPost's terms of ...

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What do they get if Lisa wins? | The Alaska Standard

2010-10-26T20:00:00Z

It is understandable why some union bosses want the Employee Free Choice Act (S.560, H.R.1409) to pass in the Congress. It is because the EFCA would grease up the process and expedite the sliding in of a union into a company. ...

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Michele Bachmann and Tarryl Clark Debate in St. Cloud (CC) | The ...

2010-10-25T20:00:00Z

HOW WOULD YOU VOTE ON THIS ACT, HR 1409, IF IT COMES UP BEFORE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? SENATOR CLARK. 39. >> I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH. OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND WITH LABOR. I'M LIAISON IN THE SENATE ...

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MinnPost - Michele Bachmann, Tarryl Clark both have their moments ...

2010-10-25T20:00:00Z

Here is a link to the bill (H.R. 1409) at the Library of Congress, March 10, 2009: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1409: Alec, don't pretend that you are concerned with employers coercing workers, when you are actually ...

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A Clash Over 'Lesser-Evil' Voting | The Smirking Chimp

2010-10-20T20:00:00Z

ONLY Democrats are trying to restore American workers' rights, including the right to unionize, such as HR 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. Democrats are fighting to get America free elections. Repukes are fighting to bring ...

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A Clash Over 'Lesser-Evil' Voting | The Smirking Chimp

2010-10-20T20:00:00Z

LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL

2010-10-20T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) aka Card Check, HR 1409, submitted by George Miller, D-CA, with 231 cosponsors (2 Republicans) would remove employee's rights to a private ballot on whether or not to organize. ...

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Cut the "enthusiasm gap" crap! | The Smirking Chimp

2010-10-18T20:00:00Z

Cut the "enthusiasm gap" crap! | The Smirking Chimp

2010-10-18T20:00:00Z

Daily Kos: State of the Nation

2010-10-14T20:00:00Z

Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), including the provision known as "card check"? Yes. (3.) Do you support a repeal of the policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (10 U.S.C. § 654)? ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2010-10-13T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (a. k. a. the “Employee Free Choice Act,” H. R. 1409; S. 560). Admissions are for admissions, not rejections. ...

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World Financial Blog » Investment in Private Professional and ...

2010-10-11T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement can have forever, if Congress passes the bill for the card-check (aka the "Employee Free Choice Act," HR 1409, S.560). Admissions are for admission, not waste. ...

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Dorky Digital and 'the New Cool' - Conservative Magazine, News ...

2010-10-06T20:00:00Z

For example, Obama, and the Democratic socialist majority, are pushing "Card-Check," otherwise known as the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409). This bill will allow union thugs to unionize any business without a secret ballot vote. ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-10-04T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (aka the Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409; S.560). Admissions are for admissions, not rejections. ...

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Congress Passes the Small Business Jobs Act (HR 5297) on the Heels ...

2010-10-01T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), also famous as a Card Check Bill (HR 1409/S 560), since it deprives both employees and employers of critical workplace rights. The Internet Travel Tax Fairness Act (ITTFA), that would foul free ...

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NLRB Acting General Counsel Announces Effort to Enhance Pursuit of ...

2010-09-30T20:00:00Z

560, HR 1409) would require Regional Offices to pursue injunctive relief in all organizing and “first contract” cases. Likewise, without being prompted by legislative action, in 2006 and 2007, former General Counsel Ronald Meisburg ...

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'Angling' For Reid's Defeat - Conservative Magazine, News, Issues ...

2010-09-30T20:00:00Z

Look Out for a Lame Duck; Assailing American Sovereignties

2010-09-30T20:00:00Z

George Miller's Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.1409), also known as “Card Check” is sure to be on the list for emergency passage. In the House, this bill has 240 co-sponsors; the Senate companion bill (S.560) has 40 co-sponsors. ...

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It's the Marriage Rate, Stupid - Conservative Magazine, News ...

2010-09-29T20:00:00Z

Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive - Most ...

2010-09-29T20:00:00Z

As a Conservative Free Market Republican who unfortunately had to vote for Barack Obama in 2008–[Btw, I am 100% opposed to Obama-care]-believe the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409) which would give workers a right to organize and ...

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Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive - Most ...

2010-09-29T20:00:00Z

Look out for a lame duck « Romanticpoet's Weblog

2010-09-26T20:00:00Z

Representative George Miller's Employee Free Choice Act (HR-1409), also known as “Card Check” is sure to be on the list for emergency passage. In the House, this bill has 240 co-sponsors; the Senate companion bill (S-560) has 40 ...

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Look Out for the Lame Duck - NH Tea Party Coalition

2010-09-26T20:00:00Z

Look out for a lame duck

2010-09-25T20:00:00Z

Look Out for the "Lame Duck Congress"

2010-09-24T20:00:00Z

George Miller's Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.1409), also known as "Card Check" is sure to be on the list for emergency passage. In the House, this bill has 240 co-sponsors; the Senate companion bill (S.560) has 40 co-sponsors. ...

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UNREALISTIC IDEOLOGUE OBA-HUSSEIN ON TERROR AND LAME DUCK PLANS

2010-09-24T20:00:00Z

George Miller's Employee Free Choice Act (HR1409), also known as "Card Check" is sure to be on the list for emergency passage. In the House, this bill has 240 co-sponsors; the Senate companion bill (S.560) has 40 co-sponsors. ...

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Why does the National Relations Board election for unions allow ...

2010-09-19T20:00:00Z

You can read EFCA yourself at www.thomas.gov. That's the Library of Congress site. In the search box, click “bill number” and enter HR 1409. For more info, go to www.employeefreechoice.org. What do you think? Answer below!

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Congress Passes the Small Business Jobs Act (HR 5297) on the Heels ...

2010-09-19T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), also known as the Card Check Bill (HR 1409/S 560), because it deprives both employees and employers of important workplace rights. - The Internet Travel Tax Fairness Act (ITTFA), which would unfairly ...

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Congress Passes the Small Business Jobs Act (HR 5297) on the Heels ...

2010-09-19T20:00:00Z

No Lame Duck » Tom Price's Second No Lame Duck Privileged ...

2010-09-15T20:00:00Z

(1) Card check, including H.R. 1409 (111th). (2) A national energy tax, including H.R. 2454 (111th). (3) Any legislation that would provide more authority to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. (4) Any legislation pertaining to the Immigration ...

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Capitol Hill's 'Lame Ducks' Are Dangerous

2010-09-15T20:00:00Z

That means, if S.560/H.R.1409 became law, union organizers would have far more opportunities than they currently do to intimidate individual workers into signing not just themselves, but all of their nonunion fellow employees, ...

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Tom Price's Second No Lame Duck Privileged Resolution to Be Voted ...

2010-09-15T20:00:00Z

Obama Deems Chance of EFCA Passage Dim

2010-09-14T20:00:00Z

During a question and answer session held in Fairfax, Virginia on September 13, President Obama acknowledged the political reality that the Employee Free Choice Act's (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560) prospect of passage this session “is not ...

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The Progressive Scorecard in the 2010 Primaries | FDL News Desk

2010-09-14T20:00:00Z

Union Questionnaire | Craig Porter for Congress

2010-09-12T20:00:00Z

If elected, would you co-sponsor and vote for the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560/H.R. 1409)? Identical legislation passed the House by a vote of 241-185 on March 1, 2007 but was blocked by a Senate filibuster in June 2007 (the Senate ...

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Time for a Dump Obama movement | MyFDL

2010-09-10T20:00:00Z

Rick's Page: Why the Mortgage Crisis Happened

2010-09-07T20:00:00Z

Bush.Furniture.Myspace.Stockport.3.Drawer.Pedestal.Employee.In ...

2010-09-06T20:00:00Z

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:HR1409: Employee Free Choice Act: EFCA: HR Hot Topic: HRHero.com. http://www.hrhero.com/topics/efca.html. Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 | TheMiddleClass.org ...

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Investments in private and in Chechnya? Environmental Professional ...

2010-09-04T20:00:00Z

Such an agreement is always wonderful when the Congress of Card-Check Bill (aka the “Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409, p. 560). Admissions are f? R confirmations back? Kkamiste not. Let's j? Rgmisel inbox look at the school? ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-08-28T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (aka the “Employee Free Choice Act,” HR 1409; S. 560). School enrollment, rather than exclusion. Look next to the entrance ...

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Housing Market “Just So” Story « Arroyo Seco Real Estate

2010-08-26T20:00:00Z

H.R. 1409 would unfortunately interrupt this continual progress.” March 2002. Business Week interview with Fannie Mae Vice-Chairman Jamie Gorelick about the prospects for the coming year: Gorelick: “we are expecting a very, ...

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District Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Ordering Employer to ...

2010-08-23T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-08-17T20:00:00Z

That Pesky EFCA

2010-08-17T20:00:00Z

Kind of like the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA; HR 1409/S 560), also known as "card check." In an address to the AFL-CIO's Executive Council on August 4, President Obama said that "Getting EFCA through the Senate i

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools | Cape ...

2010-08-17T20:00:00Z

Karzai Calls for Review of Afghan War | FDL News Desk

2010-08-15T20:00:00Z

Karzai Calls for Review of Afghan War | FDL News Desk

2010-08-15T20:00:00Z

The Bully Pulpit with Training Wheels | Emptywheel

2010-08-15T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2010-08-14T20:00:00Z

Grayson Blasts Gibbs: “He Knows Fox Talking Points and Little Else ...

2010-08-12T20:00:00Z

Why does the National Relations Board election for unions allow ...

2010-08-10T20:00:00Z

White House Unleashes Furious Attack On Left — Not a Good Way to ...

2010-08-09T20:00:00Z

US Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update

2010-08-08T20:00:00Z

House version: HR 1409 and Status. The Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish additional payday loan requirements to protect consumers. This bill prohibits a mandatory arbitration clause that is ...

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Card Check: AFL-CIO's Trumka Says Employee Free Choice Act Will ...

2010-08-07T20:00:00Z

In the current 111th Congress, HR 1409 was introduced in the House on April 29, 2009, referred to committee, with no subsequent action. In the Senate, S. 560 was introduced on March 10, 2009 and referred to committee, with no subsequent ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-08-02T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2010-07-30T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2010-07-28T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with this agreement can take forever if Congress approves the bill, Check Card (also known as the “Employee Free Choice Act”, HR 1409, S. 560). Admissions are for admission, not rejection. ...

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The News As IT Happens » Blog Archive » HR 4899 senate July 2010

2010-07-22T20:00:00Z

was approved by the California Senate. The Legislature approved a card-check ... Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) in May 2010 said that the Employee Free Choice Act (S 560, HR 1409) will not pass as written. The EFCA has ... Read more ...

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Those surpluses could buy a lot of catfood | Firedoglake

2010-07-22T20:00:00Z

Maybe a “Recession” is a good time for the Left to begin an ...

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Obama is Leading Our Politics to the Right | Taylor Marsh ...

2010-07-17T20:00:00Z

Obama Labor Bureaucrats to Bypass Congress?

2010-07-15T20:00:00Z

That means, if S.560/HR1409 became law, union organizers would have far more opportunities than they currently do to intimidate individual workers into signing not just themselves, but all of their nonunion fellow employees, ...

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Status Of Hr 5618 July 13

2010-07-12T20:00:00Z

Oct 13, 2009 11:25 PM – How would this affect WalMart … bill.xpd?bill=h111-1409 |title=HR 1409 |accessdate=July 2 … …read more… Latest Bill Passed for Unemployment Compensation Blogs hu, 01 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GM (Washington DC)- The ...

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Is a Lame-Duck Strategy Shaping Up?

2010-07-08T20:00:00Z

We haven't heard much about it recently—it was a bigger issue in the last Congress—but card check bills in the current Congress, titled the “Employee Free Choice Act,” include HR 1409 and S. 560. Then there might be ratification of the ...

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Business group fights union organizing bill - Friday, Jul. 9, 2010

2010-07-08T20:00:00Z

The current representative from New Hampshire's first dstrict, Carol Shea-Porter, some best described by the phrase, Can't Understand Normal Thinking, not only supports the bill introduced in the US House of Representatives (HR 1409) ...

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US Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update

2010-07-04T20:00:00Z

Jobs & Business | Investment in Private Professional and ...

2010-07-03T20:00:00Z

Investments in private vocational schools, and working | Law ...

2010-06-30T20:00:00Z

In fact, the school, which would be capable of such an agreement, whenever the Congress of Card-Check Bill (aka the “Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409, p. 560). Admissions are the conditions for admission, not rejection. ...

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New US union voting rule to take effect July 1 | ATW Online

2010-06-27T20:00:00Z

While I'm far from pro-union, this is fair, as long as H.R.1409 (Employee Free Choice Act [what a deceptive name]) (aka Card Check) bill does not pass. It means the company(ies) must get the vote out, however they vote. ...

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New US union voting rule to take effect July 1 | ATW Online

2010-06-27T20:00:00Z

Daily Kos: State of the Nation

2010-06-20T20:00:00Z

2) Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), including the provision known as "card check"? Yes. 3) Do you support a repeal of the policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (10 U.S.C. § 654)? ...

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Jones Walker > Employee Free Choice Act in the 111th Congress The ...

2010-06-20T20:00:00Z

by Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Representative George Miller (D-CA) in the 111th Congress on March 10, 2009 (HR 1409, S. 560). … Written by admin · Filed Under hr Article. Latest Headlines ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-06-18T20:00:00Z

Save Our Cats From Fishermen » Blog Archive » Member ...

2010-06-17T20:00:00Z

... life safety,security and systems profession to access the FBI database and to provideemployers with relevant criminal history record information; and * Opposition to H.R 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, sponsoredbyRep. ...

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Union Officers' Pensions Okay While Employees' Pensions Perish ...

2010-06-10T20:00:00Z

Yet instead of forthrightly dealing with the problem, they have deceived the membership, conspiring with elected officials to draft legislation - S.560 and H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) of 2009 - that would allow unions to ...

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US Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update

2010-06-08T20:00:00Z

Interesting Private | European Stamp Collector

2010-06-07T20:00:00Z

Top Transport Concerns: Sluggish Economy, Unwise Legislation ...

2010-06-04T20:00:00Z

Labor, including truck driver hours of service, card check (H.R. 1409 and S. 560), and independent contractor (H.R. 3408 and S. 2882). • Taxes, potentially on fuel, vehicle mile tax, and carbon tax. ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Watch Young Workers Summit Live June 11

2010-06-02T20:00:00Z

I know alot about labor rights and struggles now, like that we need to be on are reps like stink on you know what to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 1409; S. 560) before some phsyco moron like palin makes there way to the ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Watch Young Workers Summit Live June 11

2010-06-02T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-05-29T20:00:00Z

In fact, the propagandize which comes with such an agreement competence have it perpetually if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (a.k.a. the “Employee Free Choice Act,” H.R. 1409; S.560). Admissions have been for admissions, ...

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In brief: Critz supports employee choice act | New Health Care ...

2010-05-27T20:00:00Z

Mark S. Critz, D-Johnstown, announced Thursday that he has co-sponsored his first bill, HR 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act. Read more on The Tribune-Democrat. Technorati Tags: brief, Choice, Critz, Employee, Supports ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-05-25T20:00:00Z

Forced-Unionism Expansion, by Hook or Crook

2010-05-23T20:00:00Z

In its current form, this legislation (S.560/HR1409) is designed to help union bosses sharply increase the share of all private-sector workers who are under union monopoly control by effectively ending secret-ballot elections in union ...

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Paradigms and Demographics: Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409 ...

2010-05-19T20:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409 & S. 560). This first appeared in the spring issue of The Standard, the newsletter of the Ohio Pest Management Association. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) presently establishes two primary ...

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EFCA and a Little RESPECT - What You Can Do to Prepare

2010-05-16T20:00:00Z

Let the Games Begin « Catoyounger's Blog

2010-05-16T20:00:00Z

Arcuri is also a cosponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 1409. The proposal would allow governmental intrusion into the free market. This bill is an affront to anyone who cherishes the democratic principle of the secret ballot. ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2010-05-14T20:00:00Z

Marathon Pundit: New SEIU prez contradicts Harkin's hopes for EFCA ...

2010-05-11T20:00:00Z

Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, said May 11 that he had 'no higher priority' than passage of the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560, H.R. 1409), which would ...

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PA-06: Interview With Manan Trivedi - Booman Tribune ~ A ...

2010-05-07T20:00:00Z

Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), including the provision known as "card check"? Yes. I support the Employee Free Choice Act and the card-check provision. 3. Do you support a repeal of the policy known as ...

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Pennsylvania Nurses Vote For Union In NLRB Election Highlights ...

2010-05-05T20:00:00Z

Legislation supported by the Obama Administration and the Democratic Leadership in Congress such as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R.1409 /S 560) would further expand these protections. If adopted as proposed, this legislation ...

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Washington Labor & Employment Wire » The Obama Administration's ...

2010-05-03T20:00:00Z

Introduced in both houses on March 10, 2009 (H.R. 1409; S. 560), EFCA would fundamentally rewrite labor-management relations by (1) allowing a union to become the certified bargaining representative without a secret ballot election by ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2010-04-30T20:00:00Z

Congressman speaks at Marion's E-3 forum

2010-04-29T20:00:00Z

He also asked Shuler about his support of HR 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. This act essentially eliminates the union election process and creates a more unlevel playing field. It also destroys the secret voting process in ...

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Congressman speaks at Marion's E-3 forum

2010-04-29T20:00:00Z

A History of Labor Unions from Colonial Times to 2009

2010-04-23T20:00:00Z

[20] "HR 1409," Government Printing Office. [21] SG Bronars and DR Deere, "Union representation elections and firm profitability," Industrial Relations, 29 (Winter): 15-37. [22] Ludwig von Mises, Human Action (New Haven: Yale, 1949), ..

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Card Check, NLRB: At Berkeley, a Hearing on First Contracts

2010-04-23T20:00:00Z

The hearing was called by Chairman George Miller (D-CA), chief sponsor of EFCA (HR 1409) in the House. The hearing's title: “Understanding Problems in First Contract Negotiations: Post-Doctoral Scholar Bargaining at the University of ...

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Employee Free Choice Act

2010-04-20T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act HR 1409, S. 560 is a proposed bill presently being considered in the United States Congress. The latest version was introduced into both chambers of the US Congress on March 10, 2009. ...

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Laboring Away

2010-04-19T20:00:00Z

While the legislative outlook for the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560, aka "card check") remains unclear, there most likely will be attempts to implement aspects of the legislation in other ways. ...

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FORCED UNIONISM CREATES LOST DECADE

2010-04-19T20:00:00Z

“And a majority of senators and House members and President Obama are all on record in favor of S.560/HR1409, the cynically mislabeled 'Employee Free Choice Act,' which would enable union bosses to grab forced-dues power over millions ...

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Daily Kos: State of the Nation

2010-04-14T20:00:00Z

Daily Kos: Orange to Blue: Manan Trivedi, PA-06

2010-04-14T20:00:00Z

Daily Kos: State of the Nation

2010-04-13T20:00:00Z

2) Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), including the provision known as "card check"? I support the Employee Free Choice Act, and believe that unions should be recognized if a majority of employees at a ...

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Advocating For Change

2010-04-11T20:00:00Z

... operators escaping tougher enforcement Congress intended. ———. Employee Free Choice Act HR 1409, S 560. ———. Other Massey mines cited for ventilation problems. Edwight MTR Lindytown, WV Kayford Mountain MTR Jupiter Coal MTR Valley Fill.

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US Arbitration and Mediation Update

2010-04-07T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-04-05T20:00:00Z

Orange to Blue: Call for Nominations

2010-04-04T20:00:00Z

Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409/S. 560), including the provision known as "card check"? Do you support a repeal of the policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (10 USC § 654)? Do you agree that any immigrati

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Buying a School | PediaWorld

2010-04-03T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2010-03-30T20:00:00Z

UPDATED WITH UNION RESPONSE: Blanche goes after Halter's union ...

2010-03-24T20:00:00Z

The first question in the document asks: “If elected, would you co-sponsor and vote for the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560/H.R.1409)?” To date, Halter has not said publicly that he would vote for the union organizing bill. ...

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'Nowhere to Flee' For Young Job Seekers?

2010-03-21T20:00:00Z

“The Committee and its 2.5 million members have led the opposition to S.560/H.R.1409, because this scheme would greatly exacerbate the harm caused by the forced-unionism provisions in the NLRA and RLA,” commented Committee President ...

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What do you think of government making an attempt to take control ...

2010-03-18T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560) does more than take away secret ballot elections: It empowers the federal government to impose contracts on newly organized companies. The government would set wages, benefits, ...

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'Get the “Card-Check” Bill Passed — or Else'

2010-03-10T19:00:00Z

has made it clear she expects the Senate to act on S.560 before the House votes on HR1409, the lower chamber's version of the “card-check” scheme. Therefore, top union bosses contend, this winter Mr. Reid has no choice but to schedule a ...

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H.R.4789: Public Option Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

2010-03-09T19:00:00Z

b) The Public Option Act (HR 4789), which would allow all citizens to buy into Medicare? Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409/S. 560), including the provision known as "card check"? Do you support a repeal of the policy ...

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Is Card Check Dead Yet?

2010-03-09T19:00:00Z

Case in point: the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act” (HR 1409/S 560). You might think that by this time, we could say “card check is dead” and move on. But the truth is, EFCA remains a priority for organized labor and the Obama ...

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Employers Concerned About New Union Powers As NLRB Orders Union ...

2010-03-01T19:00:00Z

Legislation supported by the Obama Administration and the Democratic Leadership in Congress such as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (HR1409 /S 560) would further expand these protections. If adopted as proposed, this legislation ...

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Kirk: The Small Business Bill of Rights | Congressman Mark Kirk ...

2010-02-28T19:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), H.R. 1409, abolishes secret ballot elections and requires employers to recognize a union once organizers collect publicly signed union cards from a majority of employees. The legislation passed the ...

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March 2010 Compliance and Culture Newsletter « HR That Works Blog

2010-02-28T19:00:00Z

EFCA was introduced in the Senate (S. 560) and House of Representatives (H.R. 1409) in March 2009. Since there were more than enough votes to pass it in the House, the focus of debate was in the Senate, where 60 votes are needed for ...

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US Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update

2010-02-24T19:00:00Z

Help me change America. - The Liberal Democratic Party of the ...

2010-02-22T19:00:00Z

2010 – New Year, Same ChallengesJamie_程阳的博客_新浪博客

2010-02-14T19:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA;H.R. 1409 and thecompanion bill S. 560) is still lingering on the horizon. Bothbills concern organized labor and the process by which laborunions may form and how individuals may join a union. ...

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Four major pieces of legislation you need to watch | BusinessBrief.com

2010-02-09T19:00:00Z

Cite: H.R. 1409, S. 560. Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. This bill was proposed in response to a 2009 Supreme Court decision that ruled employees could only win age-bias suits if they could prove their over-40 ...

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The Michael Ryan Watch: Michael Ryan Tells a Big Fat Lie

2010-02-07T19:00:00Z

President Obama supports H.R. 1409--The Employee Free Choice Act. This document is available as a link at www.americanpregressaction.org/issues/2009/03/efca101.html. There is nothing in this act that outlaws secret ballots. ...

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Labor Unions Flex Political Muscle – Martindale.com

2010-01-27T19:00:00Z

American labor relations are set to undergo dramatic changes if Congress enacts the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409). EFCA would amend the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to make it significan.

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Labor Unions Flex Political Muscle – Martindale.com

2010-01-27T19:00:00Z

Massachusetts Union Members' Support for Brown Helped Dim EFCA's ...

2010-01-26T19:00:00Z

By electing Brown as the 41st Republican U.S. senator, organized labor dramatically diminished the chances that their number one legislative priority – the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409, S. 560) – will pass Congress this ...

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US Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update

2010-01-24T19:00:00Z

Private Investigators in a Changing Political Climate | Pursuit ...

2010-01-20T19:00:00Z

Contract security companies and large corporate clients of professional investigators are concerned with HR 1409/S560, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. Republicans, who are opposed to this bill, now have the 41st vote which allows ...

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Union Leader Predicts EFCA Passage in First Quarter of 2010

2010-01-11T19:00:00Z

Speaking yesterday at the National Press Club, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka predicted that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560) would be passed in the first quarter of 2010, and signaled that union leaders were ...

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Future of Card Check?

2010-01-11T19:00:00Z

... priorities of union activists and their increasing frustration with Congress over everything from proposals to tax "Cadillac" health care plans to failure to take action on the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560). .

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Auto Bailout and 'Free' Advertising

2010-01-06T19:00:00Z

I think the 'Cadillac' moniker was a political gift from the earlier pro 'Card-Check' gang for giving up on some of the possible benefits from the Employee Free Choice Act bill - HR 1409 and S. 560.

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Congressman Walz 2009 Highlights

2010-01-05T19:00:00Z

( HR 1409 – 3/10/2009); Walz wants to help pay for out-of-control health care bill with a “soda-pop” tax. (Walz: “Open” to Soda-Pop Tax Rochester Post-Bulletin, Oct. 8, 2009); Walz voted for the 2009 economic stimulus plan that did not ...

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EFCA News Wire « Get Baltimore Working!

2009-12-30T19:00:00Z

The bill (H.R. 1409, S. 560), which is sponsored by House Education and Labor Committee Chair Rep. George Miller (D-California) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), would amend federal labor laws in several critical areas, ...

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2009—The PDA Year in Review | Progressive Democrats of America Blog

2009-12-29T19:00:00Z

In addition, the [Economic and Social Justice IOT http://pdamerica.org/iot/iotpage.php?page=Economic%20and%20Social%20Justice] has worked to pass [EFCA http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.1409:] and is gearing up for the ...

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Employment Law 2009 in Review... and a Look Forward Newsletter Article

2009-12-27T19:00:00Z

Organized labor has been eager for Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), a measure that would make it easier for unions to organize. (See our EFCA website and EFCA & Labor Reform Blog. ...

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What Is The Employee Free Choice Act?

2009-12-26T19:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560) would 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 ...

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Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools ...

2009-12-25T19:00:00Z

super geek...

2009-12-23T01:00:00Z

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1409/show track every bill.

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A Plea for the Employee Free Choice Act, by Harvey Schwartz | The ...

2009-12-22T19:00:00Z

H.R. 1409 and S. 560 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. A partial solution to this state of affairs is now before Congress in the form of the Employee Free Choice Act. Although the nation's attention to EFCA has flagged in recent months ...

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A Plea for the Employee Free Choice Act, by Harvey Schwartz | The ...

2009-12-22T19:00:00Z

Employment Law 2009 in Review... and a Look Forward : HR Training ...

2009-12-17T19:00:00Z

To Card Check or Not to Card Check, That is the Question

2009-12-15T19:00:00Z

... Washington for the holiday season, weary and somewhat battered by the recent health care overhaul debate, the question remains: when - if at all - will the Senate take up the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560)? ...

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2009-12-15T19:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (aka the БЂњEmployee Free Choice Act,БЂ« HR 1409; S.560). Admissions are for admission s, not rejections. ...

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Started Your Search For Dating Sites For The Without hearing Yet ...

2009-12-15T19:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (a.k.a. the БЂњEmployee Free Choice Act,БЂ« H.R. 1409; S.560). Admissions are for amdissions, not rejections. ...

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Jackson Lewis - Employment Law 2009 in Review... and a Look Forward

2009-12-14T19:00:00Z

2009 US Legislation on Arbitration and Mediation

2009-12-14T19:00:00Z

Big Labor's Wish List, and How They Plan to Get it

2009-12-09T19:00:00Z

H.R. 1409/ S. 560- Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) Common Name: “Employee Free Choice Act” Introduced by: Rep. George Miller (D-CA)/ Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Cosponsors: 288/ 40. What it will do: Replace secret ballot on ...

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'Fair Warning' For U.S. Senators, Congressmen

2009-12-05T19:00:00Z

on S.560/H.R.1409 or nearly equivalent legislation some time next year. Therefore, Right to Work members and supporters must keep turning up the pressure on their senators and congressmen. Mr. Mix urged Right to Work ...

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Examining Card Check - Walmart Community Action Network

2009-11-29T19:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), also known as the “card check” bill, was recently introduced in Congress (H.R.1409 / S.560). This bill would effectively eliminate rights employees currently have to cast a private ballot for or ...

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Bloviating Zeppelin: Coming Sooner: Removal of Union Free Choice

2009-11-26T19:00:00Z

This is done by the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409 or S 560), a blatant attempt to remove the "secret ballot" -- not in written theory but in actual practice. When those around you, your peers, get to see whether or not you ...

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U.S. Labor Unions: Bane or Benefit? « From the Right

2009-11-26T19:00:00Z

Introduced in March 2009 and then referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions in April, H.R.1409 – Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 Act (aka “card check”) is a bill intended to establish an efficient system ...

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ATR — Big Labor's Political Wish List | The Kansas Progress

2009-11-16T19:00:00Z

H.R. 1409/ S. 560 - The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Common Name: “Card Check” Introduced by: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) / Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Cosponsors: 233 / 46. What it will do: Replace secret ballot on unionization ...

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Tackling the Employee Free Choice Act at the State Level

2009-11-11T19:00:00Z

The glaring question here is, if President Obama has pledged to sign it, why is it stalled? Will the Democrats compromise here as well, as they already have on so many progressive causes? Here is the text of HR 1409: The Employee Free ...

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EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT (EFCA)

2009-11-09T19:00:00Z

The Senate is S.560 and the House version is HR 1409. I am not anti-union, but rather maintain an objective and academic view point on the subject of organized labor and labor unions. In fact I want the EFCA to pass…it will be excellent ...

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La Vida Locavore:: American Beverage Association Lobbying

2009-11-08T19:00:00Z

S. 560 & H.R. 1409 - Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1799 - Safe and Efficient Transportation Act H.R. 2046 - Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act S. 3475 - Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act H.R. 2454 - American Clean Energy ...

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Buying a School

2009-11-05T19:00:00Z

Potomac Fever: Employee Free Choice Act - Pro

2009-11-01T19:00:00Z

Evan, Shaan, Lachlan and I will be debating whether or not the pending Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409) should be passed. This is a link to the American Federation of Labor's webpage on the subject (they are for passage). ...

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EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT BILL « Chris Mosquera's Blog

2009-10-25T20:00:00Z

Call to Action October on Federal Level

2009-10-25T20:00:00Z

Without the protection of the secret ballot, employees could fall victim to unfair harassment by union organizers. HR 1409 has 226 cosponsors in the House and S. 560 has 40 in the Senate, making this legislation a formidable threat. ...

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Is Organized Labor A Decaying Business Model?: WHAT THE EMPLOYEE ...

2009-10-24T20:00:00Z

The EFCA (H.R. 1409 and S. 560), is widely expected to pass in some form. The Democratic Party is heavily indebted to organized labor for their financial and political support. Congress will feel the need to show populist support for ...

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FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Scozzafava is a Conservative ...

2009-10-20T20:00:00Z

My colleague Boris Shor has performed some analysis (jointly with Nolan McCarty) on the ideological positions of state legislators. The estimates are based on state legislative voting, which might make you wonder how you could possibly ...

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Light Reading: The Case Against the Employee Free Choice Act ...

2009-10-16T20:00:00Z

Organized labor has made the “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R. 1409 and S. 560) its highest legislative priority. The Employee Free Choice Act would drastically increase the number of unionized workers, because it will simplify and speed ...

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Tiahrt Opposes the Employee Free Choice Act — Forward Kansas

2009-10-14T20:00:00Z

As you may know, H.R. 1409 was introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) on March 10th. I oppose this legislation because it eliminates free speech and contradicts our system of democracy. It would give employees less choice, ...

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Pending US Legislation on Arbitration and Mediation: Update

2009-10-13T20:00:00Z

Rename Convoy Dispatch Contest - TeamsterNet - Teamsters Forums

2009-10-13T20:00:00Z

And despite the fact that supporters appear willing to strip the measure of its highly controversial "card check" component, the bill (H.R. 1409, S. 560) remains coercive in intent. That's because its less-heralded binding arbitration ...

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31 REASONS TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA (aka Barry ...

2009-10-12T20:00:00Z

Senate Bill 560 and H.R. 1409 are Barack Obama's gift to labor unions. These two bills give away worker's rights and employer's rights to labor unions on a "Sliver Platter." The EFCA should be titled the "Employees Forked by Cong

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31 repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object ...

2009-10-11T20:00:00Z

At a time when our tax base in the United States should be a major concern for every single individual living in this country, S.B. 560 and H.R. 1409 will drive more jobs overseas and further rip apart one of the basic fabrics of this ...

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Employee Free Choice Act, The Union Payoff | thetruthaboutefca.com ...

2009-10-08T20:00:00Z

Dollar Private

2009-10-08T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with the agreement that she always whether Congress approving the bill, Check Card (aka The "Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409, S.560). Admissions are for revenue without spillage. ...

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The Continuing Evolution of the EFCA

2009-10-07T20:00:00Z

Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) has been at the forefront of the national debate on labor law reform due to his oscillating position on the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409, S. 560). The most controversial provision of the EFCA would ...

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ISPLA Fall 2009 Currently Pending Legislation and House Bills ...

2009-10-06T20:00:00Z

HR 1409, the “Employee Free Choice Act of 2009” – Rep. George Miller [D-CA-7]. Eliminates the secret ballot allowing unions to utilize “card check” method in organizing a company and mandates that if contract is not signed within a ...

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The Washington Post Botches It on Orly Taitz « The Washington ...

2009-10-05T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools

2009-10-03T20:00:00Z

The Legal Infrastructure of Business: Employee Free Choice Act

2009-10-03T20:00:00Z

If, on the other hand, businesses are finding it less costly to simply fire workers who try to form unions than to just pay the penalties, this seems unfair to employees. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1409: ...

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Tonight!!!! 6:30 PM Merrill Roxy Theather Burlington Vermont, N ...

2009-10-01T20:00:00Z

Bernies office would not tell me how he voted on the bill in 2004, they told me a bill to regulate freddie and fanny was squashed and never made it to a vote in 2001 HR 1409 and one from 2002 HR 5126 From whats his face.... the guy the ...

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Employment News You Can Use: Employee Free Choice Act - Unions ...

2009-09-26T20:00:00Z

On March 10, 2009, H. R. 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, commonly called "Card Check," was introduced in Congress to much fanfare and criticism. While pro and con debate rages, the goal of the Employee Free Choice Act of ...

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Investments in private professional schools and employment ...

2009-09-25T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement, can always, if Congress passed Card Check Bill (also known as the "Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409, p. 560). Applications are also shooting, were not rejected. ...

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2009 Mid-Term Federal Legislative Update

2009-09-23T20:00:00Z

HR 1409, S. 590: The Employee Free Choice Act. As initially proposed, would allow unions to form via card check, impose mandatory mediation/ arbitration of a first contract and increase penalties for unfair labor practices. ...

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The Moderate Separatist: Why Danielle Smith Must Win

2009-09-22T20:00:00Z

The New Employee Free Choice Act - The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (HR 1409 & S 560), also known as 'Card Check' has been in legislative limbo since it failed to receive enough legislat... 14 hours ago ...

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NEMA Currents Blog

2009-09-22T20:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act (S 560/HR 1409) or similar compromise: strips workers' of their rights to secret ballots for union organizing elections and imposes mandatory binding arbitration on employees and employers if they fail to ...

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The Martucci HR Blog: Is There a Deal or No Deal on EFCA? 9/22/2009

2009-09-21T20:00:00Z

Since Congress returned to work earlier this month, there have been rumors circulating that a â€œdealâ€* may be in the works to reach a compromise on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), H.R. 1409 and S. 560. ...

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The Patriot Page: The New Employee Free Choice Act

2009-09-21T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (HR 1409 & S 560), also known as 'Card Check' has been in legislative limbo since it failed to receive enough legislative support for passage. Turncoat Arlen Specter has introduced a compromise bill ...

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Call It A Spade Already Â« Get Off Your Butts

2009-09-20T20:00:00Z

H.R. 1409, The Employee Free Choice Act sounds good but it would change how unions are allowed to organize workers and is being heavily pushed by big labor unions like the AFL-CIO, SEIU in the face of declining union membership (about ...

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Insight: Letter to the Editor

2009-09-18T20:00:00Z

I am writing to voice my support for the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560, H.R. 1409) which has recently been reintroduced in Congress. The economic tailspin has put the middle class, our country's backbone, in peril. ...

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Insight: I Support The Employee Free Choice Act

2009-09-18T20:00:00Z

I am writing to voice my support for the Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560, H.R. 1409) which has recently been reintroduced in Congress. We need the Employee Free Choice Act to offset rising health care costs, home foreclosures, ...

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Southern Political Report

2009-09-16T20:00:00Z

On the House side, 37 Southern lawmakers -- all of them Democrats -- are cosponsors of H.R. 1409, the lower chamber's version of EFCA. The measure has its strongest base of support in the South among members of the Congressional Black ...

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"Steely" Resolve on EFCA

2009-09-15T20:00:00Z

This week the AFL-CIO is holding its 2009 convention in Pittsburgh, and two issues grabbing most of the attention are overhaul of the nation's health care system and the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560). ...

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specter: deal 'pounded out' on card-check, should pass this year

2009-09-15T20:00:00Z

hr1409. title: 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 ...

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Obama Paying back Unions and Specter with Your Money | PA Blog

2009-09-15T20:00:00Z

... health care that includes a public option, and the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card check bill (S 560, HR 1409).â€* (Karoun Demirjian, â€œSpecter Changes Tune, Will Back Cloture On Union Bill,â€* CQ Today, 8/14/09) ...

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Obama's Pay Back to his Supporters with your Money | PA Blog

2009-09-14T20:00:00Z

... health care that includes a public option, and the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card check bill (S 560, HR 1409).” (Karoun Demirjian, “Specter Changes Tune, Will Back Cloture On Union Bill,” CQ Today, 8/14/09) ...

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Obama's pay back to his Supporters using Your Money

2009-09-14T20:00:00Z

... was 'no doubt' that he would support a cloture vote on three critical issues - climate legislation, health care that includes a public option, and the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card check bill (S 560, HR 1409). ...

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Ruth Ulrich Â» Blog Archive Â» OBAMA'S I.O.U.

2009-09-14T20:00:00Z

BBQ Bill's Blog | Lobbying the Hill for Green Jobs & Workers' Rights

2009-09-13T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.1409/S. 560) will help bring back balance to our economy by ensuring that workers have a free choice and a fair chance to form a union. This legislation will: Strengthen penalties against employers who ...

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News for 09/09/09- An Unconstitutional America Â« Soldier For Liberty

2009-09-08T20:00:00Z

S. 560 / H.R. 1409 The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. Is ANYTHING BUT! This bill would do away with secret ballots in the workplace for union voting. You have seen how the SEIU treats everyday citizens at Health Care Rallies, ...

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APCA News: CDW Update

2009-09-06T20:00:00Z

Meanwhile, in the House, EFCA (H.R. 1409)---with card-check and government-mandated binding interest arbitration---still has 226 co-sponsors. Union Grassroots. To coincide with Labor Day and the AFL-CIO's annual convention, ...

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Send Barrow Home-- From A Labor Perspective

2009-09-06T20:00:00Z

For evidence of this, look no further than the Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409. This is one of those issues where a politician's just got to pick a side. In this age where news travels as fast as youtube or a blog allows, ...

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Hey, Republicans! Why canâ€™t you get trial lawyers on your side ...

2009-09-05T20:00:00Z

Up until the recent introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409, S. 560), it has seemed that there has been fear, inspired perhaps by eight years of Rove/Bush, about increasing the ranks of organized labor and, thus, ...

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Labor Day 2009: Fate of EFCA

2009-09-01T20:00:00Z

As our nation prepares to bid farewell to summer and celebrate Labor Day, now is the perfect time to take stock of where we are with respect to the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S560), also known as EFCA or simply "card ...

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US Senate Passes Bill To Protect World's Orphans, Vulnerable ...

2009-09-01T20:00:00Z

The Senate on Monday passed a bill (HR 1409) that aims to take under one's wing orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, many of whom are affected by HIV/AIDS, according to a release from the section of Sen. ...

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An Open Letter to Carl Pope & Sierra Club Â» JMG-Galleries â€“ Jim M ...

2009-08-31T20:00:00Z

Last week she asked Sierra Clubbers to write their reps to support The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409, S. 560)--a bill presently being considered in the United States Congress to "amend the National Labor Relations Act to ...

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Introduction to the Blog : EFCA & Labor Law Reform Blog

2009-08-31T20:00:00Z

To be sure, some proposed reforms, such as the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560), represent what only could be characterized as the most radical and drastic changes to federal labor law since the Taft-Hartley Act. ...

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Pending Legislation on US Alternative Dispute Resolution: Update

2009-08-30T20:00:00Z

Industrial Relation and Labour Laws: Global Labor and Employment Law

2009-08-29T20:00:00Z

The proposed statute, which has now been introduced into both the House (HR 1409) and the Senate (S 560) with numerous sponsors, would make three major changes to the Act. In order to provide some background for readers not familiar ...

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What Does Money Have To Do With It? | All THINGS ECON

2009-08-24T20:00:00Z

Bill H.R.1409, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 relates to the National Labor Relations Act which creates a system for employess to help enable business organizaton or provide for madatory practices for unfair labor, and other prurposes ...

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Meet the Democrat Who Won't Give Specter a Clear Field | Political ...

2009-08-24T20:00:00Z

... almost certainly will back Specter if they can secure his support for an amended version of a bill to ease union organizing that is known as the Employee Free Choice Act, or the â€œcard checkâ€* bill (S 560, HR 1409). ...

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Obama and the "Fundamental Transformation of America"

2009-08-23T20:00:00Z

For example, HR1409 & S.560, the Employee Free Choice Act, "Card Check, " would make it easier for a business to become unionized by allowing intimidation and preventing a business owner any recourse to stop it. ...

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Update from the Heartland: Update no.401

2009-08-23T20:00:00Z

HR 1409 â€“ Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) â€“ remains in the House Committee on Education and Labor, referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions; the companion bill S.560 remains in the Senate Committee ...

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It's Anything but Freeâ€¦ Removing Privacy in Organizing! | Courage ...

2009-08-22T20:00:00Z

The â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* H.R. 1409 has already passed the House, currently the Senate version S.560 is in committee. Perhaps I possess a unique perspective on this legislation, since I have been a union member for over the ...

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LABOR DAY PARADE SEPTEMBER 7

2009-08-20T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560) is a legislative bill that would amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, ...

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misnamed bill takes away employees free choice

2009-08-19T20:00:00Z

I read both S.560 and H.R. 1409 (which are carbon copies of each other) nowhere did I read of the disallowance of a secret vote. Please point out the section and verbage that contains this provision. The OP just references an opinion ...

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Prairie View Point: Are we looking at the United Socialist States ...

2009-08-18T20:00:00Z

Free Choice sounds like a good thing so you might wonder how something like the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.1409 and S.560) could be a bad thing. Well, it depends on your definition of free choice. If having an aggressive union ...

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Federal Legislative Alert

2009-08-12T20:00:00Z

Priority: M Oppose HR 1409 and S. 560 the Employee Free Choice Act! The so-called Employee Free Choice Act, a â€œcard checkâ€* bill would take away the employerâ€™s right to request a secret-ballot election on unionism. ...

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Vacaville chamber against union bill - Evening Sun

2009-08-06T20:00:00Z

"If dropped this year it could still come back ... still another reason to be on the record in opposition." The bill, HR 1409, is currently in the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment and Labor. Print Email Font Resize Return to Top ...

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HR 1409 and S. 560 - "The Employee Free Choice Act (card check)"

2009-08-03T20:00:00Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu1MoO-QgMg {Card Check is Dead? Not so Fast Track} The "Employee Free Choice Act" - better known as the Card Check bill - is a proposed law that would change how unions are allowed to organize workers in ...

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TulsaBusiness.com â€“ Tulsa Business online media newspaper Tulsa ...

2009-08-02T20:00:00Z

Proposed bipartisan legislation, introduced in both houses of congress this March, called the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409, S. 560), that would amend the National Labor Relations Act, has both employers and unions scrambling for ...

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NC employers and employees should fight to keep secret-ballot rights

2009-07-30T20:00:00Z

(HR 1409/S. 560) Recent polls show strong majorities of the public want to keep the current protections in place. Numerous editorial pages in the North Carolina news media and across the country also have expressed support for keeping ...

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| Compliance Matters | Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP ...

2009-07-29T20:00:00Z

As the union-friendly Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (S. 560 and H.R. 1409) makes its way through Congress, one of the most controversial provisions of the legislation has been withdrawn. That's the good news for employers. ...

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CONGRESS DROPS CONTROVERSIAL CARD CHECK PROVISION FROM â€œEMPLOYEE ...

2009-07-29T20:00:00Z

As the union-friendly Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (S. 560 and HR 1409) makes its way through Congress, one of the most controversial provisions of the legislation has been withdrawn. That's the good news for employers.

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For Personal Responsibility by alanrph

2009-07-28T20:00:00Z

Example: HR 1409, The Employee Free Choice Act sponsored by a Democrat and co-sponsored by 226 Democrats makes it a sure thing to pass. This bill allows union to organize not using the secret ballot, the only election that this would be ...

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Summertime Blues

2009-07-28T20:00:00Z

Last week I wrote columns on the possible "compromise" on the anti-democratic "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560) and the proposed "millionaire" surtax designed to pay for health care reforms. I'd like to say that a

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Confepaz Â» Blog Archive Â» Investment in Private Professional and ...

2009-07-27T20:00:00Z

In fact, a school that comes with such an arrangement may have it forever if Congress passes the Card-Check Bill (a.k.a. the â€œEmployee Free Choice Act,â€* H.R. 1409; S.560). Admissions are for admissions, not rejections. ...

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EFCA

2009-07-26T20:00:00Z

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:HR1409: For the past few monthâ€™s anti-EFCA groups have gone on ad-nauseam about how they are fighting for the sanctity of the â€œSecret Ballotâ€*. They have spent literally millions of dollars on ...

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Lawyers and Attorneys in the United States: EFCA and a Little ...

2009-07-25T20:00:00Z

[fn 2] The "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA) H.R. 1409, Â§560. This Act was originally introduced on March 10, 2009 in the 111th Congress. The latest bills introduced in both houses of Congress are similar to last year's bill, ...

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Wal-Mart, Unions and the Employee Free Choice Act

2009-07-23T00:41:38Z

You will not see much coverage about this on the evening news, but if you search the internet for the terms Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R.1409, S. 560) many of the top or paid links are those of anti-union groups and conservative think tanks. Wake

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John Wallace blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Legislation in Congress That ...

2009-07-22T20:00:00Z

The legislation (HR 1409 and S 560) would significantly change how unions could organize a company's workforce and how the first contract is negotiated. As background, the following are the basic rules for unionizing a company's ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Is Coercive Even Without Card Check ...

2009-07-21T20:00:00Z

Let's Make a Deal

2009-07-21T20:00:00Z

The Wall Street Journal recently published a great editorial on Senate discussions over the so-called â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* (HR 1409/S 560). The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace issued a press release on compromise discussions, ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Is Coercive Even Without Card Check ...

2009-07-21T20:00:00Z

Re: Card Check/Majority Sign-Up-- Let's Stand and Fight from the ...

2009-07-21T20:00:00Z

WHEREAS, the Employee Free Choice Act, HR1409/S.560, would allow workers, not corporations, to choose whether and how they want to form a union; it would give workers a fair chance to form unions to improve their lives by guaranteeing ...

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Action List for July

2009-07-20T20:00:00Z

Priority M: Oppose HR 1409 and S. 560 the Employee Free Choice Act The so-called Employee Free Choice Act, a â€œcard checkâ€* bill, would take away the employerâ€™s right to request a secret-ballot election on unionism. ...

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Call to Action Report for July / Federal Issues | Frank Talk

2009-07-20T20:00:00Z

Oppose H.R. 1409 and S. 560 the Employee Free Choice Act. The so-called Employee Free Choice Act, a â€œcard checkâ€* bill, would take away the employer's right to request a secret-ballot election on unionism. Without the protection of the ...

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This Week in Background Checks 7/20/2009

2009-07-19T20:00:00Z

It's that time again for EmployeeScreenIQ's TWIB Notes, where we review the top background screening stories covered on the IQ Blog and EmployeeScreen Univ.

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John Tanner~ On Employee Free Choice Act ?

2009-07-16T20:00:00Z

The "Employee Free Choice Act of 2009" (HR 1409) was introduced on March 3, 2009 and has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. I am currently in consultation with those I have been elected to represent and will ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today

2009-07-15T20:00:00Z

March 10, 2009: Employee Free Choice Act introduced in the House (as HR 1409), with 225 co-sponsors, and as S. 560 in the Senate, with 41 co-sponsors. In short, weâ€™ve pursued this critical legislative since Bush ran the nation along ...

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Most Contentious Provision Dropped From Employee Free Choice ...

2009-07-15T20:00:00Z

The most contentious provision of the Employee Free Choice Act (S 560, HR 1409) has just been jettisoned by six pro-labor Democratic Senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Card-check provisions, which would ...

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Most Contentious Provision Dropped From Employee Free Choice ...

2009-07-15T20:00:00Z

Investment in Private Professional and Occupational Schools | Teen ...

2009-07-15T20:00:00Z

MyDD :: The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today

2009-07-15T20:00:00Z

March 10, 2009: Employee Free Choice Act introduced in the House (as H.R. 1409), with 225 co-sponsors, and as S. 560 in the Senate, with 41 co-sponsors. In short, we've pursued this critical legislative since Bush ran the nation along ...

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Today's Workplace Â» The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today

2009-07-15T20:00:00Z

The relationship between unions and GDP Â« Free Market Mojo

2009-07-14T20:00:00Z

That's why Right to Work members and supporters are preparing for an allout battle to ensure that not just S.560 and H.R.1409 themselves, but all phony card-check 'compromises,' are defeated in Congress this year and in 2010. ...

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Building Strong Independent Dealers: NLBMDA News - Card Check ...

2009-07-14T20:00:00Z

... was finally sworn in to the U.S. Senate on July 9, giving the Democrats the 60-vote block they need to override procedural hurtles on controversial legislation such as the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (H.R.1409/S.560). ...

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EFCA

2009-07-12T20:00:00Z

AH&LA is urging its members to call their members of Congress and tell them to reject EFCA (HR 1409/S. 560). For more information about EFCA and the truth behind why special interests are pushing card check on the American worker, ...

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EFCA

2009-07-12T20:00:00Z

Price for big labor, not the middle class

2009-07-12T20:00:00Z

Let us not forget HR1409, the â€œNational Labor Relations Actâ€*. Rep. Price is a co-sponsor of this union love-fest bill designed to further burden all levels of business, both small and large. This is a continuation of the Obama ...

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CDW Letter - Binding Arbitration

2009-07-10T20:00:00Z

pass provisions included in the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409/S. 560), and to ask. that you oppose any related legislation presented under the guise of â€œcompromise.â€* The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), a group of more ...

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Minnesota Labor Greens: Green Party of St. Paul Resolution on the ...

2009-07-10T20:00:00Z

Resolution: Support for H.R. 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act The right of all workers to join and participate in a union is an essential component of the Green Party of Minnesota pillar of Social and Economic Justice. ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today

2009-07-09T20:00:00Z

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today

2009-07-09T20:00:00Z

Maine Public Employees Losing Their Secret Ballot?

2009-07-08T20:00:00Z

This bill is a state version of the forced unionism card check schemes in the US House and US Senate, HR 1409 and S. 560 respectively. Tony Payne of Alliance for Maineâ€™s future writes: Hereâ€™s what the billâ€™s summary says: â€œUnder current

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Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

2009-07-07T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 was introduced in the House as HR 1409 and in the Senate as S. 560. The legislation amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in an attempt to make it easier for employees to form or join a ...

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Low Union=High Growth; High Union=Low Growth | Economist Blog

2009-07-06T20:00:00Z

Congressman Murphy Co-Sponsors First Pieces of Legislation

2009-07-06T20:00:00Z

HR 1409, The Employee Free Choice Act The Employee Free Choice Act would amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a bargaining representative without an election if a ...

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CARPE DIEM: Low Union=High Growth; High Union=Low Growth

2009-07-06T20:00:00Z

Low Union=High Growth; High Union=Low Growth | 1800blogger

2009-07-06T20:00:00Z

EFCA & NLRMA are BAD for Business!

2009-07-05T20:00:00Z

â€œAlternatives to the proposed legislation known as the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409; S. 560) have started to emerge as legislators seek to reach a compromise between labor and management interests. ...

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diannsanchez.com Â» EFCA & NLRMA are BAD for Business!

2009-07-05T20:00:00Z

As your constituent and a small/medium/large business owner, I ask you to OPPOSE the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) and the recently introduced National Labor Relations Modernization Act (NLRMA), H.R. 1409/S. 560, HR 1409, ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act: Update

2009-07-01T20:00:00Z

House version: HR 1409 and Status ) is currently in the US Congress and as it relates to dispute resolution, it would amend the National Labor Relations Act to require first mediation and then binding arbitration if both parties are ...

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Lawyers and Attorneys in the United States: EFCA and a Little ...

2009-06-29T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act: Playing the Union Card

2009-06-28T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409, S. 560) is a pending piece of federal legislation that aims to â€œamend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an easier system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations ...

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No 'Free Lunch': Employee Free Choice Act - Bad for West Virginia

2009-06-28T20:00:00Z

In March of this year, federal lawmakers in Congress introduced identical bills in the House and Senate under the guise of the "Employee 'Free Choice' Act." As H.R. 1409 and S.560 currently sit in committee, worker freedoms within the ...

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Blogging in Our Time 2 Escape: Our Democratic Socialist Party ~ By ...

2009-06-25T20:00:00Z

â€œA Primer on the Employee Free Choice Actâ€™s Arbitration Provisionâ€*

2009-06-24T20:00:00Z

In the ongoing debate over the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 1409, S 560), the Actâ€™s card check provision has received a great deal of attention. This provision would effectively eliminate the secret ballot in union certification ...

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Government-Speak - A Poor Form Of Communication

2009-06-24T20:00:00Z

Take for instance the "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409, S 560). This bill is more commonly called "Card Check." As labeled, it is unnecessary. Employees already have free choice to join or reject union membership by means of a secret

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Young and Restless: Three Windows with a View of Youth in a Crisis ...

2009-06-24T20:00:00Z

According to Robinson, EFCA (S. 560 / H.R. 1409) would impact workers in many ways beyond wages. As Robinson makes clear, unions can help make workers' voices heard: â€œHaving a union in the workplace ensures that collective issues that ...

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Here it goes â€“ ACT NOW Â«

2009-06-24T20:00:00Z

Card Check- H.R. 1409 Employee Free Choice Act- This bill would take away the secret ballot vote on unions, it would harm small businesses, it would lead to coercive tactics by unions toward workers who don't vote for it and ultimately ...

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Pending Legislation on Dispute Resolution

2009-06-23T20:00:00Z

Yes, It's Still Out There...

2009-06-23T20:00:00Z

With all of the focus on these high-profile issues, you may think that the infamous "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560), aka "card check," has fallen by the wayside. It hasn't. In fact, negotiations on potential "comprom

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MCAD: S.560/H.R.1409 - the Employee Free Choice Act

2009-06-23T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (S.560/H.R.1409) was introduced on March 10, 2009, in both the Senate and House of Representatives, but it has not yet been voted on in either chamber. Under current law, employees can form a union through ...

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Pending Legislation on Dispute Resolution

2009-06-23T20:00:00Z

US Dispute Resolution Legislation: Update

2009-06-22T20:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act

2009-06-22T20:00:00Z

THOMAS provides information on and the text of two versions of the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009: HR 1409 and S. 560. There is also a recent Congressional Research Service analysis of Employee Free Choice Act legislation. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act of 2009: Free Choice Sounds Great ...

2009-06-21T20:00:00Z

In the past couple of months I've attended at least 4 seminars or meetings in the Human Resources community where the proposed Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (officially, H.R. 1409) has stirred up a minor or major panic in HR ...

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Pending Legislation for June

2009-06-20T20:00:00Z

Priority M: Oppose HR 1409 and S.560 the Employee Free Choice Act! The so-called Employee Free Choice Act, a â€œcard checkâ€* bill, would take away the employerâ€™s right to request a secret-ballot election on unionism. ...

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"Card Check" Won't Open Floodgates To Unionizing (Wizbang Blue)

2009-06-18T20:00:00Z

Allen, I received my talking points from H.R. 1409 and S.560, the House and Senate bills for EFCA. If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations designating the ...

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CWA Local 4900 Anderson, In. Membership: Contact Evan Bayh to ...

2009-06-18T20:00:00Z

S. 560, H.R. 1409 has recently been reintroduced in Congress. When workers are free to choose to join a union, our economy can work for everyone again. That's why we need the Employee Free Choice Act - a bill in Congress that would help ...

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The arguments about EFCA are wrong—time to pass the bill | pa2012.com

2009-06-17T20:00:00Z

Just insert bill number HR 1409. The Chamber of Commerce is the chief opponent. It claims the bill would outlaw a secret ballot. It claims the federal government would dictate work rules and pay. These statements are absolute, outright, ...

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The arguments about EFCA are wrongâ€”time to pass the bill | pa2010.com

2009-06-17T20:00:00Z

Just insert bill number HR 1409. The Chamber of Commerce is the chief opponent. It claims the bill would outlaw a secret ballot. It claims that the federal government would dictate work rules and pay. These statements are absolute, ...

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The Hill Midweek Report - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | Manufacturer ...

2009-06-16T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA HR 1409/S 560) gives employees anything but free choice. This misnamed legislation would be more appropriately named the Card Check Act. This legislation proposes replacing the current system of ...

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Sustainable Food - Change.org: Tyson Foods Worker Dies From ...

2009-06-16T20:00:00Z

H.R.1409 & S. 560, the undemocratic Employee Free Choice Act, have been introduced in Congress. The House bill contains 223 co-sponsorsâ€”seven fewer than when the bill was last introduced in 2007, while the Senate bill contains 40 ...

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unbossed.com Â» Amending the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

2009-06-14T20:00:00Z

H.R.1409 : 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 ...

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Marathon Pundit: Compromise on card check coming?

2009-06-09T20:00:00Z

... tight-lipped about their progress, Specter recently broke that mold, telling a Pennsylvania state Democratic party conference last weekend that they would be pleased with his eventual vote on the card check bill (S 560, HR 1409). ...

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California Labor & Employment Law Blog: What is the Latest With ...

2009-06-08T20:00:00Z

... the Employee Free Choice Act (which includes both card check and mandatory interest arbitration provisions), it is fairly clear that the current EFCA bill, introduced in both houses on March 10 (S. 560 and H.R. 1409), will not pass. ...

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Major Changes Coming to National Labor Relatiioins Actâ€“Part II ...

2009-06-07T20:00:00Z

The One-Minute Writer: Today's Writing Prompt: Lobby

2009-06-06T20:00:00Z

we would love to lobby congress for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409, S. 560) as it stands now the employer decides whether to accept a card-check process or hold an election. this act transfers that decision to the ...

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It's About Who Gets to Choose.

2009-06-06T20:00:00Z

prompted by The One-Minute Writer SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2009 Today's Writing Prompt: Lobby Imagine you are becoming a lobbyist for the national legislature (such as the US Congress.) What issue will you be fighting for? ...

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T A R G E T S U C K S !: Lobbying By Target Corp

2009-06-05T20:00:00Z

H.R.1409 111 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R.627 111 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009 H.R.759 111 Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 H.R.875 111 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 ...

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Take Action Alert: â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* : Dunkin Donuts ...

2009-06-05T20:00:00Z

THE ISSUE: The â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€*, H.R. 1409 & S. 560, takes privacy, power and voice away from America's working people by robbing them of their right to a private ballot in federally supervised elections when deciding whether ..

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Thank Rep. Andre Carson for His Unwavering Support

2009-06-04T20:00:00Z

ANDRECARSON Congressman Andre Carson represents Hoosiers in the 7th District of Indiana and is a strong supporter of labor and workers' rights. Below is a letter that Representative Carson sent to his colleagues in Congress. ...

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View from the Hill Â» Take Action Now for Workers: Support the ...

2009-06-04T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR.1409 / S.560) addresses the right of workers with three simple and powerful steps. The Employee Free Choice Act provides a fair path to form unions through direct majority sign-up. ...

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Florida 10th Amendment Sovereignty: Legislative Threats To Life ...

2009-06-03T20:00:00Z

Bill Number & Title, S. 560 and HR 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009;. Sponsor, Cong. Miller (D-CA). NeedsSponsors, No. Needs Senate Bill, No. What it does, Card Check- Labor Unions pressure workers to join; fees rise for services; ...

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Google Squaredâ€”An Internet Search Spreadsheet?

2009-06-03T20:00:00Z

Lifehacker reports on a new experimental Google feature called Google Squared. They compare it to Wolfram Alpha but Wolfram Alpha is more of a mathematical information engine than a real search engine and Google Squared is more of a ...

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Card Check and Small Business - the Remix

2009-06-02T20:00:00Z

Back in February, I posted a blog about the impact of the misnamed "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560) on America's small businesses. The blog included a link to an editorial written by Representiatve Howard "Buck" McKeon, ..

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California and Federal Legislation Affecting the Private ...

2009-06-02T20:00:00Z

HR-1409/S560, the â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* This major labor reform would deny employers the right to obtain a secret ballot vote for organizing efforts and would impose binding arbitration in when no first agreement can be reached. ...

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Local Dems Against Card Check Urge Lawmakers to Drop Support - The ...

2009-06-01T20:00:00Z

The act (HR 1409) is also known as card check, one of the most polarizing labor vs. business fights in recent memory. The act â€” supported by the Obama administration, which was sent to the White House with the help of critical union ...

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Local Dems against card check urge lawmakers to drop support

2009-06-01T20:00:00Z

Two prominent local Democrats behind a new group formed to address public policy that affects business have sent a letter to members of Florida's Congressional delegation urging them to drop their co-sponsorship and support of the ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Employee Free Choice Act: A Signature Battle ...

2009-06-01T20:00:00Z

Re: S. 560 and H.R. 1409 and Employee Free Choice Act 2009. Dear Senator: It has come to my attention that Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday afternoon in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office, to discuss strategy on compromise ...

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Democrats' Support For â€œCard Checkâ€* Is Sinking | The Daily Nigger

2009-06-01T20:00:00Z

The media will not tell you this one, buddy. Here it is. Remember Card Check? You know, HR 1409, that basically says that the government is going to get into.

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Why Walmart Employee Bonuses Are Not What They Seem | highere.com

2009-06-01T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (HR 1409 S 560) was re-introduced into both houses of Congress in mid-March. The goal of the legislation is to make it easier for workers to unionize and thus giving workers more protection and ...

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Dear Florida Delegation Members Supporting EFCA Legislation:

2009-05-31T20:00:00Z

Dear Florida Delegation Members Supporting EFCA Legislation: On behalf of Floridians for Responsible Policy, we are writing today to urge your re-consideration of co-sponsorship and support for HR 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act. ...

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[Turn Maine Blue] Another reporter gets it wrong on the EFCA

2009-05-31T20:00:00Z

The Hill is reporting that Sen. Dianne Feinstein will meet with opponents of the EFCA. In it is yet another example that the media still does not understand what the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409) does, nor even the National Labor ...

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Employee Free Choice Act is improperly named bill

2009-05-29T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409 and S. 560) is the most improperly named piece of legislation to ever come before our US government.

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Business community ramps-up opposition to Card Check legislation

2009-05-29T20:00:00Z

12 Mar 2009

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CQ Politics | Idaho House Race a Case Study for Conservative Democrats

2009-05-27T20:00:00Z

Going forward, Minnick faces a series of potentially divisive votes on a climate bill that includes a carbon emissions cap-and-trade program ( HR 2454 ) and an overhaul of union voting procedures known as the â€œcard checkâ€* bill ( HR 1409 ...

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Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-26T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560) is pending legislation in United States Congress. Its text states that it would "amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an easier system to enable employees...

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APWU Locals Go to Bat for Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-26T20:00:00Z

The legislation (H.R. 1409 in the House of Representatives and S. 650 in the Senate) would: Require employers to recognize unions when a majority of workers sign up for union representation;; Encourage employers to bargain in good faith ...

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t r u t h o u t | Intimidation Nation: How US Employers Fight Unions

2009-05-25T20:00:00Z

Consider the Employee Free Choice Act before Congress (H.R. 1409, S. 560) now, an amendment to the NLRA. EFCA would make it easier for employees to join unions by allowing a majority of them to check a union card or cast a secret-ballot ...

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t r u t h o u t | Intimidation Nation: How US Employers Fight Unions

2009-05-25T20:00:00Z

Federal Card Check Update | Restaurant Coaching Solutions

2009-05-25T20:00:00Z

Under the â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* (EFCA), H.R. 1409 and S. 560, employees effectively lose their right to private-ballot elections. While Congress has been hearing opposition from you and the entire Restaurant Action Network this ...

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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP | News & Publications | Cooley Alerts ...

2009-05-24T20:00:00Z

The EFCA bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on March 1, 2007 and was most recently introduced in identical form on March 10, 2009 to both the House and Senate (H.R. 1409, S. 560). A Democratic majority in the Senate appeared ...

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metaphysics definition Â» Archive du blog Â» dotCommonweal chiefly ...

2009-05-24T20:00:00Z

... import ago lash the legislative calendars and there are great deal of links to the texts of the applicable bills. chunky HR 1409 is a appropriate recognized of proposed labor law changes which purposefulness parody Catholic schools. ...

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CQ Politics | Meet the Democrat Who Won't Give Specter a Clear Field

2009-05-24T20:00:00Z

Say Anything » ND Representative Bill Amerman's Clownish Letter on ...

2009-05-22T20:00:00Z

Amerman's letter in the Herald of 5/21 it is clear that you have not read HR 1409. If you have read it you certainly do not understand it. Did you read the letter that Mr. MacIver had published in the April 3, 2009 Herald's op-ed piece ...

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NC Freedom (demo site) Â» Card Check

2009-05-21T20:00:00Z

Recently, I expressed my concern to my elected representative, David Price, over the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409). Specifically, I felt it would remove the employee's right to a secret ballot and thereby subject employees to ...

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Your Boss Has Called Congress... Have You? - (UE Political Action ...

2009-05-20T20:00:00Z

Ask to be connected to your lawmaker, and leave a brief message in support of Employee Free Choice Act (S.560/H.R.1409) as well as the Medicare for All Act/American Health Security Act (H.R.676/S.703) with the staff member. ...

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Why Are We Even Talking About Card Check?

2009-05-19T20:00:00Z

Brian Worth, chairman of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, wrote an excellent editorial for the Washington Post in which he calls into question the need for the misnamed "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560) or even a ...

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dotCommonweal Â» Blog Archive Â» Barack Obama: The second Catholic ...

2009-05-19T20:00:00Z

John Borst, you go here (http://thomas.loc.gov/) and you search by bill number for H.R. 1409. It's a labor law that will affect all employers not just Catholic schools by making it theoretically easier for unions to organize groups of ...

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» Members Lobby for a Day on Capitol Hill

2009-05-18T20:00:00Z

Opposition to H.R. 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) which would remove American workers' right to a private election and replace it with the “card check” process making workers' votes ...

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» NBFAA Says NO COMPROMISE on the Misnamed Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-18T20:00:00Z

NBFAA recently joined a coalition of more than 580 organizations to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560). The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace opposes EFCA “Check Card” legislation pending in Congress. ...

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Â» NBFAA Says NO COMPROMISE on the Misnamed Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-18T20:00:00Z

NBFAA recently joined a coalition of more than 580 organizations to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560). The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace opposes EFCA â€œCheck Cardâ€* legislation pending in Congress. ...

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NBFAA Says NO COMPROMISE on the Misnamed Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-18T20:00:00Z

NBFAA recently joined a coalition of more than 580 organizations to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409/S. 560). The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace opposes EFCA â€œCheck Cardâ€* legislation pending in Congress. ...

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Â» Members Lobby for a Day on Capitol Hill

2009-05-18T20:00:00Z

Opposition to H.R. 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) which would remove American workers' right to a private election and replace it with the â€œcard checkâ€* process making workers' votes ...

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Courier Magazine: In the Driver's Seat: MCAA Convention ...

2009-05-18T20:00:00Z

Courier Magazine is a bimonthly publication designed for the courier and expedited delivery industry. Taking a nuts and bolts approach to helping courier company owners succeed, Courier Magazine offers articles full of tips and trick, ...

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Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: Just Because You Call it a â€¦

2009-05-18T20:00:00Z

Categories. Select Category, America's Business (94), Around the States (2), Briefly Legal (776), Business Blog Roundup (14), Communications (135), Cool Stuff Being Made (188), Culture and Entertainment (142), Dobbs Watch (96) ...

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ND0519196

2009-05-17T20:00:00Z

Description: Senator seeks compromise for bill that would make it easier for workers to certify and join unions. Page Content: WASHINGTON â€“ Despite previous setbacks, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), chief sponsor of the Senateâ€™s â€œcard checkâ€* ..

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Harkin Optimistic That â€˜Card Checkâ€™ Could Reach Senate Floor This ...

2009-05-17T20:00:00Z

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), a â€œchief Senate sponsorâ€* of â€œcard checkâ€* legislation, is now â€œexpressing new optimism that the legislation, which would ease union organizing, could be on the Senate floor this summer,â€* Congressional

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CQ Politics | Harkin Optimistic for 'Card Check' Bill'

2009-05-16T20:00:00Z

In recent weeks, Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, has been meeting with a small number of senators, with occasional input from Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., to hash out alternatives to the legislation ( S 560 , HR 1409 ) that would still ...

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Free Democracy: Harkin Optimistic for 'Card Check' Bill'

2009-05-16T20:00:00Z

In recent weeks, Tom Harkin , D-Iowa, has been meeting with a small number of senators, with occasional input from Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., to hash out alternatives to the legislation (S 560, HR 1409) that would still ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» IOT: Economic & Social ...

2009-05-16T20:00:00Z

... Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) HR 1409 [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1409:]; and Tom Tierney, on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), HR 1024 and S 424 [see http://www.hrc.org/laws_and_elections/6985.htm]. ...

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Legislative Issues - ASCA - Association for Student Conduct ...

2009-05-14T20:00:00Z

College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act (HR 1409). Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007 (HR 592 and S 354). Student Privacy Protection Act of 2007 (HR 1346). Mental Health Security for America's Families in Education Act of ...

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Legislative Issues - ASCA - Association for Student Conduct ...

2009-05-14T20:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-14T20:00:00Z

This is a great ad for the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409, S. 560), which would ensure that workers who want to form a union can do so without the interference of management. ...

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mzravinblack: Economic Realities of the Past 20 years (II)

2009-05-13T20:00:00Z

H.R.1409: Secondary Mortgage Market Enterprises Regulatory Improvement Act - Apr 4, 2001 H.R.2575: Secondary Mortgage Market Enterprises Regulatory Improvement Act - Jun 24, 2003. Thank you to Rep. David Scott (D-GA), who was the only ...

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Wal-Mart, APS, Microchip join opposition union bill - Phoenix ...

2009-05-13T20:00:00Z

U.S. Chamber of Commerce letter to Congress opposing the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409). The bill, backed President Barack Obama, would allow unions to organize workers in some cases without the usual election. ...

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Arlene Holt Baker: The Stars Align for Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-13T20:00:00Z

Quotes from H.R. 1409 - The Employee Free Choice Act (It's not very long)... http://hr1409.org/?gclid=CKaA1Y7uvpoCFRKLxwodZiNSsA "If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid ...

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The ChamberPost: 3100 Companies Opposing EFCA Can't be Wrong

2009-05-13T20:00:00Z

by Brad Peck Here is the letter (text below) sent to Congress today from over 3100 companies opposing the Employee Free Choice Act - S. 560, HR 1409: We are writing to express our strong opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA; ...

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H.R.2420: Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act (EDEE ...

2009-05-12T20:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act (S 560/HR 1409) or similar compromise: strips ... Source: NEMA Currents. Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress ...

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The "Cake" the Unions Baked

2009-05-12T20:00:00Z

Catching up on a myriad of articles and blogs about the infamous--and misnamed--"Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560), I ran across some statements made by Vice-President Biden that really "take the cake." ...

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www.commonhorizon.org: UN Investors Support for S. 560 and H.R. ...

2009-05-12T20:00:00Z

UN Investors Support for S. 560 and H.R. 1409-Employee Free Choice Act · http://www.bostoncommonasset.com/news/EFCA-Congressional-Letter-051009.pdf. Publicado por Gonzalo en 13:53 ...

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Global Investors Managing $372 Billion in Assets Endorse the ...

2009-05-11T20:00:00Z

Investors in the US and Abroad Consider Passage of the Act an "Economic Imperative". May 11, 2009 - New York, NY - Yesterday, an international coalition of major institutional investors, managing $372 billion across the global economy, ...

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Calitics:: L.A. City Council Endorses The Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-10T20:00:00Z

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2009-2010 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT of HR 1409/S 560, the Employee Free ...

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Calitics:: L.A. City Council Endorses The Employee Free Choice Act

2009-05-10T20:00:00Z

L.A. City Council Endorses The Employee Free Choice Act | RootsWire

2009-05-10T20:00:00Z

Hereâ€™s Why We Need the Employee Free Choice Act (Obama, Kennedy ...

2009-05-09T20:00:00Z

Itâ€™s time to restore the freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life. Americaâ€™s Working Families Are Struggling; Corporations and CEOs Have All the Power; Workers in Unions Can Bargain for a Better Life; But the System Is ...

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Pass HR 1176

2009-05-07T20:00:00Z

The Democrats in Congress and their handlers the union bosses, want the passage of the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill, or under the misnomer, the Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409. This piece of legislation contains two provisions that ...

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"Snap Elections" - the Newest Card Check Bogeyman

2009-05-07T20:00:00Z

Unable to stomach a "loss" on anti-democratic and anti-competitive "card check" legislation, proponents of the misnamed "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560) apparently are now pushing for a "compromise" to reac

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Fed Inspector General Knows Nothing About The Fed | Ron Paul 2012 ...

2009-05-06T20:00:00Z

Delaware Libertarian: Former Senator George McGovern : "The 'Free ...

2009-05-06T20:00:00Z

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1409: Perry. May 7, 2009 12:00 PM · Bowly said... In the air traffic controllers strike in the '80's, Reagan stepped in and fired all the strikers! I find that to be an unacceptable ...

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Beat the Press Archive | The American Prospect

2009-05-06T20:00:00Z

Nowhere in the bill (HR 1409 or S 560) does it state that workers would now have the right to decide on a secret ballot. That decision is left up to the unions. Finally, it only seems fair that unions should have the same penalties as ...

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The EFCA and card check: is it worth the fight?

2009-05-06T20:00:00Z

h/t surely cracker. Arlen Specter has brought the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 1409) back into the news, and I was pointed to this excellent piece about it by TA Frank in the Washington Monthly, The Little Unions That Couldn't. ...

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Obama, Unions, Card-Check and Dept. of Labor Cuts

2009-05-06T20:00:00Z

A little dot-connecting math... The sum of this... Obama Slashes Union Enforcement. "President Obama today unveiled a paltry $17 billion in cuts to the $3.4 trillion federal budget, about half of which will come out of defense spending. ...

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Card Check Recruitment For Unions Is Wrong For Retail | Retaildoc.com

2009-05-05T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409, S560) is legislation currently pending in Congress that would require the certification of a union if at least 50% of the persons in the bargaining unit sign authorization cards supporting a union. ...

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Revamping Blog Â« The Ohio Labor Lawyers

2009-05-03T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R. 1409) was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on March 10, 2009. If passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 will ...

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Silobreaker: Shareholders poised to oust Regis board

2009-05-02T20:00:00Z

ABC April 21 sent a letter to members of the U.S. Congress, and President Barack Obama, signed by more than 3000 ABC member companies and construction-related firms in 48 states that oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.1409 and ...

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Mayor's Corner: Employee Free Choice Act Needs Passage in Congress

2009-04-30T20:00:00Z

PatrolOfficerGilbertpicketingLewistonCityHall,1972 Twin City Times- Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Mayor's Corner #85. According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. ...

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Who is the Republican Democratic Senator Arlen Specter?

2009-04-30T20:00:00Z

440px-arlen_specter_official_senate_photo_portrait Senator Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania, born in 1930, is a jurist and former Democrat before he re-registered as a Republican in 1967 and Specter was a moderate Republican high on the ...

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Slide Show Endorses Labor's Top Priority: Pass the Employee Free ...

2009-04-30T20:00:00Z

How Obama Affected the Construction Industry Â« The Ohio Labor Lawyers

2009-04-29T20:00:00Z

H.J.Res.48: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the ...

2009-04-28T20:00:00Z

[4]; H.J.Res.48 H.J.Res.48 [3]; H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defens... [3]; S.J.Res.7 S.J.Res.7 [3]. H.R.3962 Indian Health Care Im... [5]; H.R.45 Blair Holt's Firearm ... [4]; H.R.1586 H.R.1586 [3]; H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice . ...

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Petition Plague

2009-04-28T20:00:00Z

I donâ€™t mind signing a petition for a good cause. There are plenty of causes to choose from online. Here a few that were sent to me from Change.org: I demand congress and the President enact single payer universal health care. ...

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Senator Specter to Switch Party Labels

2009-04-28T20:00:00Z

The only notable legislation about which Specter has disagreed with Democrats has been H.R. 1409 and S.560, the Employee Free Choice Act. The pro-union bill would take away the employer's right to request a secret-ballot election on ...

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CQ Politics | As Speaker's New Assistant, Van Hollen Steers Policy ...

2009-04-28T20:00:00Z

And according to senior Democrats, his was a leading voice in prodding party leaders to let the Senate move first on such contentious measures as the â€œcard checkâ€* proposal ( HR 1409 ), which would allow workers to organize a union by ...

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NRN - Restaurant Action Newsletter April 2008

2009-04-27T20:00:00Z

As many of you know I am a huge advocate for the Restaurant Industry. This post is one of the items I read regularly to stay abreast of the hot topics effecting our industry. I thought I would share with you. Respectfully yours, ...

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Tuesdays are EFCA Update Days: Update! Â« The Ohio Labor Lawyers

2009-04-27T20:00:00Z

CQ Politics | Taking a Seat on the Other Side

2009-04-27T20:00:00Z

During his news conference, he pointedly said his opposition to a top Democratic priority â€” a labor-backed bill easing union organizing rules ( S 560 ; HR 1409 ) â€” would remain unchanged, leaving Senate Democrats still short of clearing ...

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NRN - Restaurant Action Newsletter April 2008 : Restaurant Success ...

2009-04-27T20:00:00Z

Fortunately, since EFCA was reintroduced in the House (H.R. 1409) and Senate (S. 560), support for the bill has declined. In fact, U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) both spoke out against the legislation ...

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Tuesdays are EFCA Update Days Â« The Ohio Labor Lawyers

2009-04-27T20:00:00Z

Dual Membership Card Alternative Takes Away The Oppositions ...

2009-04-26T20:00:00Z

Thinking Outside The Box to Get The Employee Free Choice Act EFCA Passed!Published 3/29/09 Over the last few weeks while many corporate front groups like the Coalition For Democratic Workplace, Save our Secret Ballot and the US Chamber ...

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Obama Names Pro-EFCA Leader to Advisory Job

2009-04-26T20:00:00Z

As previously reported, the legislation under consideration--H.R. 1409 and S. 560--would require that an employer recognize a union's bid to represent workers if a sufficient number of employees check off a card indicating they want ...

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Obama's Big Deal: The 2009 Federal Stimulus - Labor and Employment ...

2009-04-26T20:00:00Z

Additionally, this Essay reviews proposed labor and employment legislation that is likely to be enacted by the 111th Congress such as the Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 1409, 111th Cong. (1st Sess. 2009), the Re-empowerment of Skilled ...

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Misc. Mondays: Obama's New Board Members Â« The Ohio Labor Lawyers

2009-04-26T20:00:00Z

Misc. Mondays: WalMart Went Union! Â« The Ohio Labor Lawyers

2009-04-26T20:00:00Z

HR 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)

2009-04-24T20:00:00Z

HR 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us) Posted using ShareThis.

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Good Sense: H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)

2009-04-24T20:00:00Z

H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us). 25 April 2009 by Charlie Fugate Â·. H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us) Posted using ShareThis. |. Comments | Trackback · Newer Post Older Post Home ...

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3000 Companies Oppose Employee Free Choice Act Â· THE UNION LABEL

2009-04-23T20:00:00Z

We, the more than 3000 undersigned construction companies and related firms, are writing to express our strong opposition to the deceptively named â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* (H.R.1409 and S.560). The key provisions in this legislation ...

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APCA News: LABI Issues Card Check Alert

2009-04-22T20:00:00Z

Ted Kennedy and H.R. 1409 by Rep. George Miller). Details regarding these bills appear below. Action on S. 560 could occur as early as May. The unions have ratcheted up their pressure on Congress in the wake of recent declarations by ...

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Employee Free Choice Act. What Do You Do When the Union Comes Knocking

2009-04-22T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is pending legislation that will fundamentally change how employers deal with unions. HR 1409, S. 560 will make it MUCH easier for unions to organize your workforce and provide severe penalties if you ...

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The Debate Room Â» Durso: Free choice and prosperity are intimately ...

2009-04-22T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act, recently introduced in Congress (H.R. 1409/S.560) would ensure that workers have a free choice and a fair chance to form a union. This legislation will allow workers to once again choose to form unions ...

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Long Island Business News Â» Durso: Free choice and prosperity are ...

2009-04-22T20:00:00Z

Construction Industry: No Room For Compromise on EFCA

2009-04-22T16:29:30Z

Three-thousand construction firms sent a letter to Congress yesterday, ... opposition to the deceptively named “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R.1409 and S.560). The key

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Comment on The â€œSecret Ballotâ€* Myth and the Employee Free Choice ...

2009-04-21T20:00:00Z

OK, Ortho - Iâ€™ll say it right here since I didnâ€™t in my articleâ€¦ When it comes down to actually voting on an item, the vote is private. I agree with you. Does that mean I have a â€œleft-wing biasâ€*? In any case, the privacy of the vot

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It's Time to Stop Card Check - Blogcritics Politics

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

It's Time to Stop Card Check. Part of: The War on Capitalism. Author: Dave Nalle â€” Published: Apr 21, 2009 at 2:53 pm 39 comments. When the Republican party was founded it formed around a nucleus of anti-slavery activists and northern ...

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Template Organizer | Bill Organizers

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

EFCA (HR 1409/S. 560) clearly states in Section 2(a) of the bill: The language is clear. EURÅ“The Board shall not direct an electionEUR means just that EUR there is no choice by anyone except the union to call an election if union ...

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The American Surveyor Magazine - Land Surveying and Mapping Online

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

... a letter to members of the U.S. Congress, and President Barrack Obama, signed by more than 3000 ABC member companies and construction-related firms that oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.1409 and S.560), or â€œcard checkâ€* bill. ...

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Itâ€™s Time to Stop Card Check | Republican Liberty Caucus

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

When the Republican party was founded it formed around a nucleus of anti-slavery activists and northern labor reformers. They saw that the larger economic and.

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Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: Construction Industry Lays ...

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

It's Time to Stop Card Check

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

It's Time to Stop Card Check. Written by Dave Nalle Published April 21, 2009. See also: Â» In Praise of Obama's "Inconsistency" Â» Itâ€™s News to Me: Iâ€™m Just a Rich Right-Wing White Male Nut-Job Â» American Exceptionalism -

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Itâ€™s Time to Stop Card Check | The Republic of Dave

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

When the Republican party was founded it formed around a nucleus of anti-slavery activists and northern labor reformers. They saw that the larger economic and.

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3000 Construction Firms Warn Against Employee Free Choice Act ...

2009-04-20T20:00:00Z

We, the more than 3000 undersigned construction companies and related firms, are writing to express our strong opposition to the deceptively named Ã¢â‚¬Å“Employee Free Choice ActÃ¢â‚¬ (H.R.1409 and S.560). The key provisions in this ...

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Colorado Resistance - The Patriotic Resistance

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

The Gathering Place for the Patriotic Citizens of Colorado.

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SEIU Promotes Forced Card-Check to Protect Ships from Pirates

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

Hereâ€™sa laugh, SEIU is actually implying that forced unionism and the Card Check Forced Unionism bill, HR 1409 and S. 560 will actually protect US ships from pirates. Hard to believe? Check out SEIUâ€™s video.

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NIGA passes resolution against pro-union legislation

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

At its annual meeting last week, the National Indian Gaming Association passed a resolution against a pro-union bill, Indian Country Today reports. Tribal leaders believe the Employee Free Choice Act [HR1409 | S.560] will infringe on ...

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Is There a Union in Your Future? Labor Law Reform II (pdf).

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

Though the ink is hardly dry on the economic stimulus plan, Congressional Democrats have turned their attention to their next big fight: easing the way for labor organizing at companies big and small. On March 10th, both houses of the ...

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The Bridge: THE GREAT POLITICAL DIVIDE: THE RIGHT TO UNIONIZE ...

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

The EFCA of 2009, which is also known as H. R. 1409, represents the first real change to the Taft-Hartley Act (the â€œfather of all right-to-work laws) in over sixty years. The Billâ€™s official language states: â€œTo amend the National Labor ...

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Open Letter to All Republican Senators on a Possible Employee Free ...

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

One is to state that both the SPFPA International Union and myself are very much in support of passing S. 560 and H.R. 1409 and Employee Free Choice Act 2009 in its current form. However this can only be accomplished if at least one ...

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Card Check Support Weakening Among Congress Â« Show Me Small ...

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

The so-called â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* (H.R. 1409/S. 560), introduced on March 10th by U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., in the House and by Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, in the Senate has lost support among ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Now!: Open Letter to All Republican ...

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

Americans for Prosperity Takes the â€œSave My Ballot Tourâ€* to ...

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

Americans for Prosperity has been leading the charge in Virginia to protect the secret ballot and prevent the enactment of the so-called Employee Free Choice ACT (HR 1409, S.560) also known as the Card Check legislation. ...

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What IS Right for Virginia: Chamber still spreading misconceptions ...

2009-04-19T20:00:00Z

We are writing to express our strong opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA; S. 560, H.R. 1409). As businesses of every size and industry with substantial operations in all 50 states, we collectively employ millions of ...

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â€œCard Checkâ€* bill forces Congress to Address Workersâ€™ Rights

2009-04-16T20:00:00Z

When lawmakers return the week of April 20, theyâ€™re sure to face a fight over whether to make it easier for workers to unionize. The â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* would allow employees to join a union if a majority of workers sign a card ...

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Red Lion Reports: Silence as Price of TARP Bailout Funds

2009-04-16T20:00:00Z

The site also features a report on companies, including Bank of America, that are actively opposing the union-backed Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409, S. 560), a bill that would allow workers to form unions through a majority "card ...

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Michigan Taxes Too Much Â» EFCA, Its Perils And A Chamber Letter

2009-04-16T20:00:00Z

State Nursing Associations Announce Formation of a New National ...

2009-04-14T20:00:00Z

Once the majority of nurses are unionized under the new proposed union guidelines all nurses will be federally mandated to participate in the union without choice (employee free choice act H.R.1409). This will leave the final step of ...

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State Nursing Associations Announce Formation of a New National ...

2009-04-14T20:00:00Z

Underdog: I get Letters From John Tanner, District#8~Tennessee

2009-04-14T20:00:00Z

The "Employee Free Choice Act of 2009" (H.R. 1409) was introduced on March 3, 2009 and has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. I am currently in consultation with those I have been elected to represent and will ...

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North Shore Chamber of Commerce Economic Development & Public ...

2009-04-13T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") Bill H.R. 1409 is labor-union backed legislation that proposes to amend the National Labor Relations Act "to establish an easier system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor ...

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Workforce: Managing Intense Labor Forces

2009-04-13T20:00:00Z

At press time, the fate of EFCA (H.R. 1409, S. 560) was still uncertain. Most expected an easy ride through the House but a rougher journey through the Senate. When Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) expressed his opposition, groups such as the ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» IOT ...

2009-04-13T20:00:00Z

The House version (HR 1409) already has more than enough cosponsors to pass (224), but the Senate version (S 560) has only 39 and needs 50 (or 60 if the Senate leadership chooses to allow a filibuster to block it. ...

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links for 2009-04-13

2009-04-12T20:00:00Z

Moldova Says Universities Will Pay for Protesters' Damage to Government Buildings - Chronicle.com. Punishing the victims. (tags: Moldova). Global Voices Online Â» Moldova: Overview of Blog Coverage of the Protests. (tags: Moldova) ...

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EFCA Introduced In Congress

2009-04-12T20:00:00Z

The bills introduced in both the House of Representatives, H.R. 1409, and Senate, S. 560, are identical to last year's measure, which passed the House but stalled in the Senate due to a filibuster on the motion to debate the bill on the ...

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EFCA Introduced In Congress.

2009-04-12T20:00:00Z

After much speculation, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) was introduced in the 111th Congress on March 10. The bills introduced in both the House of Representatives, HR 1409, and Senate, S. 560, are identical to last year's ...

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03/12/2009 Employee Free Choice Act Introduced in House and Senate

2009-04-12T20:00:00Z

The misnamed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced in both the House and Senate on March 10, 2009 (bills HR1409 and S.560, respectively).

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Unions Use Ire Over Wall Street To Promote EFCA

2009-04-12T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Maine State ...

2009-04-12T20:00:00Z

Unions Use Ire Over Wall Street To Promote EFCA

2009-04-11T20:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act: Open Letter to All Senators on EFCA ...

2009-04-11T20:00:00Z

Thus opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act are correct based on the wording of S. 560 and H.R. 1409 and Employee Free Choice Act 2009. The Labor Board would make this decision NOT the employees. However the "Secret Ballot" would Not ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Now!: Employee Free Choice Act: Open ...

2009-04-10T20:00:00Z

Thus opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act are correct based on the wording of S. 560 and H.R. 1409 and Employee Free Choice Act 2009. The Labor Board would make this decision NOT the employees. This now leads to a winning strategy ...

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Letter to the editor: EFCA does not take away having a secret ...

2009-04-10T20:00:00Z

I canâ€™t help but wonder which version of HR 1409, titled the â€œEmployee Free Choice Act of 2009,â€* the Chambers of Commerce have been reading.

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EFCA | EFCA: The 5 Big Lies Â«

2009-04-09T20:00:00Z

Here's what it says in the text of H.R. 1409 and S. 560: If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified ...

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EFCA | EFCA: The 5 Big Lies

2009-04-09T20:00:00Z

EFCA: The 5 Big Lies

2009-04-09T20:00:00Z

EFCA: The 5 Big Lies. Here are the 5 Big Lies about EFCA that unions donâ€™t want you to know: Lie Number One: EFCA Doesnâ€™t Get Rid of Secret Ballot Elections. This is one of the biggest lies of them all. Unions claim that EFCA does not ...

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Why the Sierra Club Strongly Supports the Employee Free Choice Act.

2009-04-09T20:00:00Z

The Sierra Club strongly supports the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), devoting staff and volunteer resources to its passage. So the question arises â€* What does the right to organize in the work place have to do with clean air and clean ...

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Card Check: Misrepresentations II

2009-04-09T20:00:00Z

Turning again to the compactly presented distortions of the column â€œWhy workers need the Employee Free Choice Actâ€* in Thursdayâ€™s San Francisco Chronicle, the author David Bacon makes these claims: With the Employee Free Choice Act, ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Teamster ...

2009-04-09T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Grassroots ...

2009-04-09T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act

2009-04-08T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560) is pending legislation in the United States. Its text states that it would "amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an easier system to enable employees to form, join, ...

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What Happened In Canada? (Reason 2436 Why We Need EFCA)

2009-04-07T20:00:00Z

Here is a little piece of advice Read the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), Bill H.R. 1409, Bill S 560, or have someone read them to you. Tell them to go SLOW. You are particularilly looking for where it states card checks are ...

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Card Check - Down, But Not Out

2009-04-07T20:00:00Z

Opponents of the anti-democratic, anti-competitive "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560) scored another victory this week when Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) announced her intention to vote against cloture and passage of the ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Two ...

2009-04-07T20:00:00Z

Wednesday - Have you ever seen sunrise at sea?

2009-04-06T20:00:00Z

NATIONS ten thousand years before These States, and many times ten thousand years before These States; Garnerâ€™d clusters of ages, that men and women like us grew up and travelâ€™d their course, and passâ€™d on; ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Oregon ...

2009-04-06T20:00:00Z

The Conservative Reform Network Blog » Blog Archive » EFCA ...

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

“The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560) does more than take away secret ballot elections: It empowers the federal government to impose contracts on newly organized companies. The government would set wages, benefits, ...

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Another Key Senator Opposes EFCA

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

The legislation under consideration--H.R. 1409 and S. 560--would require that an employer recognize a union's bid to represent workers if a sufficient number of employees check off a card indicating they want union representation. ...

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"Card Check" Congress to Face Facts

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

"Card Check" bill forces Congress to Address Workers' RightsWhen lawmakers return the week of April 20, they're sure to face a fight over whether to make it easier for workers to unionize. The "Employee Free Choice Act" would al

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Wal-Mart hires former Senate staffers to lobby said senators on EFCA

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

It is time for real election reform (h/t lee). I couldn't make this up, so I'll let the Wal-Mart Watch relay the details of how Wal-Mart has hired former Senate staffers to lobby their former bosses to vote against the Employee Free ...

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Differing ideas about the EFCA

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

The Heritage Foundation: Does a ballot cast in private or a card signed in public better reveal a worker's true preference about whether to join a union? A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the ...

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Another Key Senator Opposes EFCA

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

Employee Free Choice Act Blog: Employee Free Choice Act: Reading ...

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

Status: Employee Free Choice Act 2009 (HR 1409). Status: HR 1355 (EFCA Compromise Bill). Contact Congress. Enter your zip code and tell your elected officials how you feel about the Employee Free Choice Act. Subscribe To LRI. Posts ...

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Jim Cramer Calls Democrats "Bolsheviks," House "Pelosi's Own ...

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

Fortunately, some Senate Democrats are finally seeing the light with this lousy bill and will vote against it (H.R. 1409). EFCA will pass the House, but fail in the Senate. There is a reason for having secret ballots----no potential ...

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The Conservative Reform Network Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» EFCA ...

2009-04-05T20:00:00Z

â€œThe Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560) does more than take away secret ballot elections: It empowers the federal government to impose contracts on newly organized companies. The government would set wages, benefits, ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» IOT: HNW ...

2009-04-04T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» PDA ...

2009-04-03T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Bailing Out ...

2009-04-03T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» For the ...

2009-04-03T20:00:00Z

Analysis: Exactly How the Card Check Bill Eliminates the Secret ...

2009-04-02T20:00:00Z

Exclusive: Unions renew battle over union law - Mike Allen ...

2009-04-02T20:00:00Z

STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT as stated under Text of H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009.---5. To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require employers to provide labor organizations with equal access to employees prior to an ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» More to it ...

2009-04-02T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» The Pay Dirt

2009-04-02T20:00:00Z

Perpetuating the Myths on EFCA: The Warrensburg Daily Star Journal ...

2009-04-01T20:00:00Z

The struggle over EFCA has implications for all of us. Anti-labor memes circulate into â€œout stateâ€* Missouri in places where there may not be as high a percentage of labor households, but nevertheless has an impact on everyone. ...

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Card Check bills in the House and Senate Â«

2009-04-01T20:00:00Z

On 17 March, 2009 I wrote about the introduction of H. R. 1409 by George Miller of CA; the bill is titled â€œTo amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Holtâ€™s ...

2009-04-01T20:00:00Z

Letters to Washington - An Appeal to Heaven: Vote NO on H.R. 1409 ...

2009-04-01T20:00:00Z

In regards to the so-called â€œcard checkâ€* proposal (H.R. 1409 / S. 560 â€“ Employee Free Choice Act of 2009) you MUST oppose it with every effort on your part for your employers in North Carolina. Ever since our founding, the SECRET BALLOT ...

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Support the Employee Free Choice Act - iContact Community

2009-04-01T20:00:00Z

In the House the new bill number is H.R. 1409; Rep. George Miller (Calif.) and 224 cosponsors backed the bill. You can take action now by contacting your senator or representative to thank them if they have sponsored the bill and to ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» PDA Inside ...

2009-03-31T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Happy ...

2009-03-31T20:00:00Z

APCA News: EFCA Statement

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

Accordingly, it strongly opposes the legislation misnamed as the â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€*, recently reintroduced in the U.S. Congress (March 10, 2009) as H.R. 1409 and S. 560. This law would effectively eliminate the secret ballot ...

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Alternatives to Card Check: What does your sausage look like?

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

While the Obama Administration has made 'Card Check' legislation a priority, the Congress appears to have other ideas. Legislators have started to propose alternative approaches to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA; HR1409, S. ...

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'West Wing' Josh just like Rahm? - The Liberty Lounge Political Forums

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

We caught up with Bradley Whitford, who played Lyman on "West Wing", on Capitol Hill today as he campaigned alongside fellow "West Wing" actors Martin Sheen and Richard Schiff in support of H.R. 1409, S. 560 â€” aka "The Employe

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With 'friends' like these . . . - OregonLive.com

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409) clearly states "NOTWITHSTANDING any other provision of this section (referring to Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(c))" that if a majority of employees sign a card, ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Texas IAM ...

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Norm ...

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

2 Political Junkies: More on Joe "The Plumber"

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

The text of HR 1409 is here. The bill would amend National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(c)) with the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, whenever a petition shall have been filed by an employee or group ...

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Examining Card Check - Walmart Community Action Network

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), also known as the â€œcard checkâ€* bill, was recently introduced in Congress (H.R.1409 / S.560). This bill would effectively eliminate rights employees currently have to cast a private ballot for or ...

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'West Wing' Josh just like Rahm? - Patrick Gavin - POLITICO.com

2009-03-30T20:00:00Z

Good-Bye Card Check?

2009-03-29T20:00:00Z

A few weeks ago in a posting I speculated that a battle royal was brewing in the House and Senate over the so-called â€œcard checkâ€* bill, otherwise knows as the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409 and S 560). With the defection of Senator ...

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Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) SHRM Alert

2009-03-29T20:00:00Z

Spector to oppose EFCA, HR 1409 and S. 560. Specterâ€™s announcement means that EFCA votes necessary to defeat a filibuster.

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Employee Free Choice Act Now . Org | Thinking Outside The Box to ...

2009-03-29T20:00:00Z

FACILITATING INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS as stated under Text of H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 4. STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT as stated under Text of H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. ...

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Firedoglake Â» Employee Free Choice: Whither Feinstein?

2009-03-28T20:00:00Z

A co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act back in 2007, California Senator Dianne Feinstein is, sadly, now the lone holdout among those previous co-sponsors in the state's Democratic delegation in Washington. Feinstein has issued a ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Now!: Thinking Outside The Box to Get The ...

2009-03-28T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Wanted ...

2009-03-28T20:00:00Z

What to Tell Congress - Updated - Concise Version | War Is A Crime ...

2009-03-27T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Best for ...

2009-03-27T20:00:00Z

What to Tell Congress - Updated - Concise Version ...

2009-03-27T20:00:00Z

Acts of Treason Update -03/27/09 - America c2c- Coast 2 Coast

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

2009 House subcommittee is scheduled to hold this Congress's first hearing on the Employee Free Choice Act . HR 1409 Employee Free Choice Act introduced Mar 10, 2009 S 560 Employee Free Choice Act introduced Mar 10, 2009 3) Gutting of ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Blog: Why George (and Unions) Can't Read

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

EFCA: Truth and Fiction

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

Be sure to read this great article by Sarah Jaffe In his press conference Tuesday night, Barack Obama took pains to emphasize that comprehensive solutions were needed to the economic crisis, and that working families were suffering and ...

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Blow to Employee Free Choice Act

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) of 2009 (HR 1409 / S. 560) suffered a critical blow this week. On Tuesday, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced that he would not support the bill. As the only Republican to vote for the bill in 2007, ...

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Acts of Treason Update -03/27/09

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

Though you might like to see the progress the Marxist Congress is making with their â€œActs of Treasonâ€*. We need to continue to â€œPoundâ€* our Representatives, Senators and all Minority Members of every Committee by FAX, E-mail, Phone, ...

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Alterdestiny: Shameless Self-promotion blogging: EFCA style.

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

That bill is the Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 1409, introduced on March 10 by George Miller of California, with a whoâ€™s who of congresspeople as cosponsors. Economist Mark Price of the Keystone Research Center in Pennsylvania says, ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» VotersUnite ...

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» American ...

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Geithner ...

2009-03-26T20:00:00Z

Joe The Plumber Enlisted To Campaign Against Employee Free Choice ...

2009-03-25T20:00:00Z

However that can be said for this bill (HR 1409). I'm appalled that anyone can say taking away an employee's anonymity leads to free choice. How is anyone going to not feel pressured to sign a card? Whether is from being hounded by the ...

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Card Check: Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Of 2009 Introduced In ...

2009-03-25T20:00:00Z

Ata Organized labor's No. 1 priority in the 111th Congress, The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) was introduced March 10 in the House by Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif. ...

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Multifamily and Mixed Use Development: Rollercoaster week for Card ...

2009-03-25T20:00:00Z

A couple of weeks ago on this blog, Charlie Edwards updated you on the introduction of H.R. 1409, The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), more commonly known as â€œCard Check.â€* If you are not familiar with this legislation, please take a ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Private ...

2009-03-25T20:00:00Z

Federal Legislation on ADR Â« Disputing

2009-03-25T20:00:00Z

H.R. 1409. Filed by Rep. Miller (D-CA), this bill is similar to S. 560. Status: referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor on 03/10/2009. Technorati Tags: arbitration, ADR, law, Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009, ...

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GlobalComment Â» The EFCA: Truth and Fiction

2009-03-25T20:00:00Z

Congress: Tell Them in Person April 4 - 19 | War Is A Crime .org

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

Congress: Tell Them in Person April 4 - 19 | War Is A Crime .org

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1753 One Strike Act

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

H.R.1431 No Cost Stimulus Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.1586 H.R.1586 [1]; H.R.1621 Pledge Language ... Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: Open Congress : Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite. ...

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Congress: Tell Them in Person April 4 - 19

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

By David Swanson It\'s just spring, when the world is puddle-wonderful, and your representative and your two senators pack up their lingerie and come dancing from hop-scotch and toy soldiers to make the trek outside the Beltway for a ...

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Congress: Tell Them in Person April 4 - 19

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

By David Swanson It's just spring, when the world is puddle-wonderful, and your representative and your two senators pack up their lingerie and come dancing from hop-scotch and toy soldiers to make the trek outside the Beltway for a ...

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AHRI :: Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), H.R. 1409, and its Senate companion, S. 560, are highly contentious bills which would dramatically change existing labor law. The bills would do away with secret ballot elections to decide on ...

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Spector Slays Card Check

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

Well ,well, well - looks like Senator Arlen Spector, once turn coat on HR1 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, saves the day on HR 1409 Employee Free Choice Act - by standing up and opposing. ...

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The 2009 Federal Stimulus; Labor And Employment Law

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

The 2009 Federal Stimulus; Labor And Employment Law Source: 33 Rutgers Law Rec. 1 (2009) Howard H. Rubinstein, Esq., author of the well-respected BLAWG Adjunct Law Professor, is a resource for information concerning labor and related ...

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Specter sides with GOP

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

The proposal, officially the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409), would greatly increase unionsâ€™ ability to establish themselves in work places. Itâ€™s a top priority for Big Labor and business groups are adamantly opposed. ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Congress ...

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

South Puget Sound Libertarian - The Lying Titles of Congressional ...

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

For example, letâ€™s look at the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, HR 1409, also see this link. The stated purpose of the bill is in its title: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable ...

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MMAC forum to focus on 'card check' law - BizTimes

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

The bill has been introduced in the both the U.S. House and Senate (HR 1409 and S. 560). This bill would affect businesses in all industries by radically restructuring 60 years of carefully crafted labor laws that have served both ...

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Congress: Tell Them in Person April 4 - 19 | Democrats.com

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: The Gameâ€™s Afoot, Still

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

Sestak (D-PA) introduced his bill (H.R. 1355) a week before card check, had no cosponsors, heard from the unions and cosponsored EFCA (H.R. 1409). Not really a factor. Business groups like the NAM and our allies at the Coalition for a ...

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The Indypendent Â» Slice and Dice on Card Check

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

As most are aware by now, under the provisions of the EFCA ((H.R. 1409, S. 560), employees would be permitted to join a labor union simply by signing cards saying they wish to do so (known as the â€œcard checkâ€* method), thus obviating a ...

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Indianz.Com > News > Senate Republican drops support for union bill

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

Get the Story: Specter Will Vote To Block Union Bill (The Washington Post 3/25) Specter Says He Wonâ€™t Back Union Bill Again (The New York Times 3/25). Employee Free Choice Act: H.R.1409 | S.560. Copyright Â© Indianz.Com ...

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North Carolina Construction News: Nothing â€˜Freeâ€™ About the ...

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

The North Carolina Construction News, LLC opposes the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R. 1409/S. 560), or â€œcard checkâ€* legislation, introduced by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) in the U.S. Senate and Rep. ...

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Workplace Prof Blog: Rubinstein on the Stimulus Package's Effects ...

2009-03-24T20:00:00Z

Card Check Double Standard | Competitive Enterprise Institute

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

surrounding the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560)—introduced on March 10, 2009, by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) and. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)—centers on its first provision, known as “card ...

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Adsooth Â» Hr Subjects

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

The Senate Republican Conference held a public forum yesterday to highlight the economic impact of the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act. ( S. 560 and H.R. 1409) Among the witnesses was Eugene Scalia, former solicitor for the Department ...

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Card Check: The Really, Really Big One

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

Card-Check aka Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House as HR1409 and in the Senate as S. 560. It is a straight pro-union proposal that substitutes secret-ballot choice for union representation to signing a card. ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act is anything but

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

â€œThe Employee Free ChoiceAct (EFCA, HR1409, S.560), also known as the â€˜card checkâ€™ bill, isthe most significant and contentious piece of labor legislation ofrecent years. Organized labor leaders designated it as their toppriority for ...

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Thank you, Senator Specter...Great News for "Card Check" Opponents

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

Today, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced his intention to OPPOSE cloture and final passage of the misnamed "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409/S 560), dealing a significant blow to the AFL-CIO and other proponents who had been ...

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Washington Labor & Employment Wire Â» Senator Specter To Vote ...

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

On March 24, 2009, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) delivered remarks on the Senate floor concerning his position on the controversial Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R. 1409; S. 560). In his remarks, Senator Specter announced his ...

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Adjunct Law Prof Blog: Important Article-Obamaâ€™s Big Deal; The ...

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

APWU Urges Fundraising for â€˜Workersâ€™ Best Protectionâ€™

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

The House bill (H.R. 1409), introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-CA), has 224 co-sponsors, and the Senate bill (S. 560), introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), has 39. Donations to boost the Employee Free Choice Act are not restricted by ...

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Both Sides Reject EFCA Compromise Idea

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

The legislation--H.R. 1409 and S. 560--would require that an employer recognize a union's bid to represent workers if a sufficient number of employees check off a card indicating they want union representation. ...

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Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: Many, Many Questions about ...

2009-03-23T20:00:00Z

Hotel News Now | Hotels News - Article

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

AH&LA is urging its members to call their members of Congress and tell them to reject EFCA (H.R. 1409/S. 560). For more information about EFCA and the truth behind why special interests are pushing card check on the American worker, ...

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Both Sides Reject EFCA Compromise Idea

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

Specter: I Won't Back EFCA

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

Specter: I Won't Back EFCA

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

Sent: Mon 3/23/2009 12:05

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

Sent: Mon 3/23/2009 12:05 PM. Chamber Members: The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) also known as Card Check has arrived and has been introduced in both the US House and Senate (HR 1409 and S.560). The business community is united in its ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act Is Anything But

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

Full document available in pdf. The Employee Free ChoiceAct (EFCA, HR1409, S.560), also known as the â€œcard checkâ€* bill, isthe most significant and contentious piece of labor legislation ofrecent years. Organized labor leaders designated ...

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AWF Opposes So-Called "Compromise" on Card Check

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

AWF remains opposed to H.R. 1409/S. 560, the so-called â€œEmployee Free Choice Act.â€* This flawed and anti-worker legislation would replace private ballot elections with a public sign-up campaign known as â€œcard checkâ€* when a workplace is .

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Legislative Issues - ASJA - Association of Student Judicial ...

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

So Free Choice Means Lack of Choice? | Game Theory

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

Labor unions are currently pushing the Obama administration and both Democratic controlled houses to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R.1409, S.560), or the card check bill. Among the billâ€™s provisions, votes by employees on ...

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Card Check Double Standard | CEI

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

The greatest controversy surrounding the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560)â€”introduced on March 10, 2009, by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)â€”centers on its first provision, ...

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CQ Politics | Businesses Chime In on â€˜Card Checkâ€™ Measure

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

Unions have tried to spin the businessesâ€™ repositioning on the legislation ( HR 1409 , S 560 ) as a sign that the pro-card-check movement is gaining momentum. â€œIt is clear that business is divided on this,â€* said Mary Beth Maxwell, ...

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Card check double standard Â» Rational Review

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

â€œThe greatest controversy surrounding the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560)â€”introduced on March 10, 2009, by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)â€”centers on its first provision, ...

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AWF Opposes So-Called "Compromise" on Card Check

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act Is Anything But | CEI

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R.1409, S.560), also known as the â€œcard checkâ€* bill, is the most significant and contentious piece of labor legislation of recent years. Organized labor leaders designated it as their top priority ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act Must Pass! Â« By Any Means Necessary

2009-03-22T20:00:00Z

announced the introduction of the bill, S.560 and H.R.1409. Across the country, local unions held rallies on March 9 in front of political offices, urging passage in the Senate. In 2007, only 51 senators were in favor of the Employee ...

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Employee Free Choice Act offers neither freedom nor chioce. Â« Mass ...

2009-03-21T20:00:00Z

Tagged: Congress, Conservative, Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 1409, labor, liberal, Obama, unions. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. ...

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Montana: Mobilize for EFCA! Â« Red Montana

2009-03-21T20:00:00Z

It is currently in both houses as Senate bill S. 560 and House bill H.R. 1409. Itâ€™s time for Montanans to organize and put the heat on our representatives in Congress to pass this historic piece of legislation. Hereâ€™s how you can help: ...

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Ask500 - Do you oppose legislation that eliminates secret ballots ...

2009-03-21T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409 and S. 560). While EFCA doesn't prohibit traditional voting by secret ballot, it effectively ends it. For if the union effort can get enough singed cards, they don't need to have a vote by ...

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Costco, Starbucks, Whole Foods Present Alternative Labor Plan ...

2009-03-20T20:00:00Z

HR 1409 IH 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1409. 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 ...

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The Union News.: Saturday wrap

2009-03-20T20:00:00Z

... the grocery store chain Whole Foods, Inc. and the coffee giant Starbucks appear ready to endorse a so-called "compromise version" of Big Labor's top legislative priority, the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill (H.R. 1409, S. 560). ...

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Union hacks want to take away CVS worker's rights to confidential ...

2009-03-20T20:00:00Z

READ the employee free choice act. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1409: It allows EMPLOYEES to CHOOSE whether they want a secret ballot or to join a union more quickly by signing authorization cards then verified by a ...

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Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot in ...

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

[3]Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, H.R. 1409/S. 560, 111th Cong. (2009). The bill was previously introduced as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, H.R. 800/S. 1041, 110th Cong. (2007). Although the EFCA passed the House of ...

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Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot ...

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

Educated choice | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

... inaccurate voting machines, etc., and just have the folks line up according to party affiliation and sign a card. What's wrong with that? H.R. 1409, the employee no choice act, eliminates the secret ballot. It's bad legislation. ...

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HR1409: Secondary Mortgage Market Enterprises Regulatory ...

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

HR1409 Title: To reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] (introduced 4/4/2001) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/11/2001 ...

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Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot in ...

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

Mickey's Musings: Free Choice for Workers

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

Proponents of the measure, including labor leaders, argue (rightly so) that H.R. 1409 would reduce the influence of companies in this process and give workers more control over the decision to unionize. Opponents of the measure, ...

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Whispers Of A Card Check Compromise? - The Atlantic Business Channel

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

Whispers Of A Card Check Compromise? - The Atlantic Politics Channel

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

A fix for the system | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

H.R. 1409 does state that upon receiving signatures from more than half of the laborers, the so-called card check method, "the (National Labor Relations) Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Pros & Cons - The Employee Free Choice ...

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 was introduced in both houses of the 111th Congress on March 10, 2009: as H.R.1409 in the House, and S.560 in the Senate. In 2007, Sen. Barack Obama voted in favor of EFCA. ...

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Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot in ...

2009-03-19T20:00:00Z

The Truth About Latinos And The Efca - Latino News and Opinion ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

The number assigned for the Employee Free Choice Act is H.R. 1409 in the House of Representatives and S. 560 in the Senate. Regardless of what your political inclinations are, respectfully I ask that you please check the information you ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Blog: Specter The Tipping Point on EFCA?

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

CQ Politics | Unions Utilize AIG Anger for Card-Check Support

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

Union officials say the Employee Free Choice Act â€” the card check measure ( HR 1409 ) â€” would not only make it easier for workers to form unions but prevent all manner of corporate evils. â€œThe bonus scandals at AIG and the big banks are ...

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Franchise, Small Business Groups Unite on 'Card Check' Bill ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

At issue is the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (H.R. 1409/S. 560), introduced last week by U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., in the House and by Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, in the Senate. ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1256 Thrift Savings Plan ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [2]; H.R.1 Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assist... [1]; H.R.1014 No Taxation Without Representation Act [1]; H.R.1096 Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007 [1]; H.R.6257 Assault Weapons ...

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Unionbusting Firms Profiting from Corporate America's Fear of ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

The recently introduced Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA H.R. 1409/S.560) is one of the most direct threats to economic growth and job retention and creation...While pro-EFCA ads attempt to blur this issue, the evidence is clear - the ...

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Thanks to Members of Congress Not Cosponsoring Card Check ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

Vitter, David (R - La) Voinovich, George V. (R - Ohio). Wicker, Roger F. (R - Miss.) U.S. Representatives that did NOT cosponsor H.R. 1409 the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) after doing so in the last Congress. ...

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HR Briefcase: Labor and Employment Law Blog: Sample COBRA Notices ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

The United States Department of Labor has now posted new sample COBRA notices on its website. The notices cover the changes under the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), also known as the Stimulus ...

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Freshman Democrats Not Scared Of EFCA

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1409: Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:02 PM on 03/19/2009. - + mcantwell See Profile I'm a Fan of mcantwell I'm a fan of this user permalink. Sounds like Rep. Betsy Markey (D-Colo. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Blog: Another SEIU Tweet - CNA-NNOC and ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

The Postal Newsgroup: APWU Presidents Make a Difference From ...

2009-03-18T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act, which would give workers greater freedom to choose to form unions and bargain for a better workplace, was introduced in the Senate (S. 560) and the House (H.R. 1409) on March 10. Sen. ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1621 Pledge Language is English ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

H.R.1431 No Cost Stimulus Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.1586 H.R.1586 [1]; H.R.1664 H.R.1664 [1]; H.R.1 Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assist... [1] ...

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Employee Free Choice Act More Than Just Card Check

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

Both unions and employers around the country are marshaling their forces for the upcoming war over the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (HR 1409, S. 560). Dubbed â€œcard checkâ€* by employers, the EFCA would easily be the most significant ...

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Employee Free Choice Act in the 111th Congress: The Battle is ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

The grossly misnamed and highly controversial Employee Free Choice Act (â€œEFCAâ€*) was introduced by Senators Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Representative George Miller (D-CA) in the 111th Congress on March 10, ...

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Capitol Hill is "Card Check" Buzzing...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

As I â€œpounded the pavementâ€* the past couple of days promoting NEMA and its activities on Capitol Hill, I couldnâ€™t help but marvel at the sheer amount of buzz about the misnamed â€œEmployee Free Choice Act,â€* (EFCA; HR 1409/S 560) that

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1586 To impose an additional ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.11 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.1105 Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop... [1]; H.R.157 District of Columbia House Voting Rights . ...

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CQ Politics | Labor Issue Puts Pennsylvania's Specter in Political ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

The legislation ( HR 1409 , S 560 ), officially titled the Employee Free Choice Act, was introduced in both chambers March 10. It would allow workers to form unions by majority sign-up, as well as by secret-ballot elections. ...

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The Hill Midweek Report - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 | Manufacturer ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

Economic Study Reveals EFCA Would Lead to Unemployment The misnamed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced last week in both the House (HR 1409) and Senate (S 560). Almost identical to the 2007 legislation that cleared the House ...

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APWU Presidents Make a Difference; From Legislative Conference to ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

EFCA: Updating the exemption for very small businesses ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

An offhand comment on a conference call regarding the Employee Frre Choice Act (ERCA, HR 1409), that very small businesses have been exempted from jurisdiction from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since 1959, got me to digging ...

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The Collected Notes of Secret Agent Ska: More festivity and protesting

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

We support passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409)[See http://alleghenysc.org/?p=968] Citibank with its bailout money from taxpayers, is a leading opponent to workersâ€™ rights to organize freely. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Blog: Double the Social Security Mess?!

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: Binding Arbitration, the ...

2009-03-17T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act ( S. 560 and H.R. 1409) requires mediation after 90 days of a unionâ€™s recognition if a first contract has not been reached. Then, absent an agreement, binding arbitration is required 30 days later. ...

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It begins.

2009-03-17T01:00:00Z

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1409/show. This bill seems OK at first glance. It is supposed to deride against corporate bulling tactics that are regularly employed in situations where people try to organize a union. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act (Card Check) Â«

2009-03-16T20:00:00Z

The Act has been reintroduced by Miller as H.R. 1409 (10 March 2009) with the same wording used in 2005 and has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. â—Š. The amendment to the NLRA as proposed by the bill ...

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www.walkerautomotive.com: Employee Free Choice Act - Really?

2009-03-16T20:00:00Z

(H.R. 1409) Any small business owner (or manager), regardless of the number of employees, needs to educate themselves on the potential impact of this legislation. Over the last 50 years the impact of labor unions has been decreasing. ...

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There is Power in a Union Â» LIBERADIO(!)

2009-03-16T20:00:00Z

Posted by Mary Mancini on March 17, 2009 under Liberate Your Radio from The Right |. Money speaks for money, the Devil for his own. Who comes to speak for the skin and the bone? What a comfort for the widow, a light to the child ...

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Raising Eden: Hoffa and Congress - Together Forever?

2009-03-16T20:00:00Z

The Coalition for a Demo-cratic Work-place (CDW) is launching their campaign on Card Check - H.R. 1409 Employee Free Choice Act, that coincides with the 20th Anniversary of the US Dept. of Justice's ordering to Teamsters to allow its ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Is A Concern For Restaurants

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

The misleadingly titled â€œEmployee Free Choice Actâ€* (EFCA) was re-introduced in Congress yesterday, March 10. Under HR 1409 and S. 560, employees effectively lose their right to private-ballot elections. While Congress has been hearing ...

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Teeing up the â€˜Card Checkâ€™ Issue

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

In the weeks ahead both the House and Senate will be taking up the controversial Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409 and S 560). There will be lots about the bill in the papers and I know Iâ€™ll have much to say about the topic myself as ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Now!: Employee Free Choice Act: The ...

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409, S. 560) is pending legislation in the United States which aims to "amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an easier system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor ...

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The war on business begins now - Opinion Columns

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

On Tuesday of last week, two bills, H.R.1409 and S.560, were introduced on the floor of the House and Senate, respectively. The short title of the bills, and the one under which they are better known, is the misleading 'Employee Free ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Blog: Are You On Twitter? One More Reason ...

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

3 Characteristics that make your firm an EFCA target;. 5 Easy steps to prevent union card check;. Up-to-date EFCA "Inoculation" strategies. Status: Employee Free Choice Act 2009 (HR 1409). Status: HR 1355 (EFCA Compromise Bill) ...

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Memories, openings on St. Patrickâ€™s Day - Windows Live

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

Milam wrote letters to local government legislators and executives urging them to oppose the â€œEmployee Free Choice Act,â€* which is also known as â€œCard Check.â€* The House (H.R.1409) and Senate (S. 560) both introduced the bills Thursday. .

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Employee Free Choice Act: The Biggest Anti-Union Busting Campaign ...

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

Small Business Call-to-Action. | SRCAR GAD

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

Two Federal proposals, H.R. 1409 and S. 560, would undermine long standing principles of workplace democracy and fairness and result in employees having less ability to determine if they wish to be represented by a union. ...

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CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude! Â» Blog Archive Â» The Truth ...

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

One of the next big pieces of legislation that will be decided is H.R. 1409, with the friendly sounding title of Employee Free Choice Act, but a bill thatâ€™s main objective is to secure more unions in places of business by removing the ...

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"Inside the Head of a Reagan Conservative ": EFCA... Two Articles ...

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

There's a lot more at steak with EFCA (The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560) than we can imagine. Not much is being discussed in open forums about this bill. Could it be the $150000000 the unions poured into the ...

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EFCAâ€¦ Two Articles You MUST Read | The Tennessee ConserVOLiance

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

As posted on my blog on March 16, 2009... There's a lot more at steak with EFCA (The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 1409, S. 560) than we can imagine.

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The Employee Free Choice Act: The Debate Heats Up | George's ...

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

On March 10, 2009, the EFCA was reintroduced in the current Congress as House Bill H.R. 1409, and it was referred to the House Education & Labor Committee. The bill has also been reintroduced in the Senate. And now, with the possibility ...

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On The Picket Lines : Employee Free Choice Act

2009-03-15T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409, S. 560) is pending legislationin the United Stateswhich aims to "amend the National Labor Relations Actto establish an easier system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1521 Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009

2009-03-14T20:00:00Z

Ron Klein [D, FL-22] [1]. H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.262 David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention... [1]; H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.6694 FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform an. ...

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Communist Party Loves Biden, Pushes Hard for Card Check on The ...

2009-03-14T20:00:00Z

Senate bill S. 560 and House bill H.R. 1409, if passed, would help working Americans improve their wages and working conditions by making it easier to join a union if they choose, and passage would also be huge step out of the current ...

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Hurray for Marxism | BlufftonToday.com

2009-03-14T20:00:00Z

Here is whats in the H of R now, HR 1409 IH! Click where it says "HR1409". The reason for that is that HR1409 was introduced on the same day as my original post and wasn't on line when I posted. The new bill is now listed on my link to ...

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Card Check Legislation Introduced in Congress | Building Material ...

2009-03-14T20:00:00Z

While H.R. 1409 had 223 cosponsors and S. 560 had 40 cosponsors, the total number of cosponsors was less than supporters had hoped, indicating that businesses and other groups in opposition are making a strong case to leaders on Capitol ...

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What Do They Do All Day? | Smoke Break

2009-03-14T20:00:00Z

Communist Party Loves Biden, Pushes Hard for Card Check on The ...

2009-03-13T20:00:00Z

EFCA Authorizes Government Control of 4 Million Small Businesses ...

2009-03-13T20:00:00Z

EFCA Authorizes Government Control of 4 Million Small Businesses The Heritage Foundation The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409, S. 560) does more than take away secret ballot elections: It empowers the federal government to ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Blog: Employee Free Choice Act - Looking ...

2009-03-13T20:00:00Z

We'll obviously be keeping you posted. We'll be posting a status report on the bills in the sidebar of the blog. Posted by Phillip Wilson at 6:04 AM. Labels: efca, election politics, employee free choice act, H.R. 1355, H.R. 1409 ...

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PC Free Zone

2009-03-13T20:00:00Z

OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.560 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

2009-03-13T20:00:00Z

Congress will soon be considering the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (H.R. 1409 in the House; S.560 in the Senate). It's been the subject of a massive anti-worker campaign funded by deep-pocketed corporate front groups. ...

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Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL): Expansion of union ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

... was presented to Congress on March 10 for debate and action. At a Capitol Hill news conference, Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Representative George Miller (D-Calif.) announced the introduction of the bill, S.560 and H.R.1409. ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1068 Let Wall Street Pay for ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

H.J.Res.5 H.J.Res.5 [5]; H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [4]; H.R.1068 Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street's Bai... [4]; H.R.157 District of Columbia House Voting Rights ... [4]; H.R.1106 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act ...

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EFCA replaces collective bargaining with government-imposed ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

EFCA Authorizes Government Control of 4 Million Small Businesses. By James Sherk Heritage WebMemo #2341, March 12, 2009 The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 1409, S. 560) does more than take away secret ballot elections: It empowers ...

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Power Grab? You Ain't Seen Nothin's Yet!

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

EFCA Authorizes Government Control of 4 Million Small Businesses March 12, 2009 by James Sherk. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 1409, S. 560) does more than take away secret ballot elections: It empowers the federal government to ...

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NEW LAW WOULD AUTHORIZE GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF 4 MILLION SMALL ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

It empowers the federal government to impose contracts on newly organized companies. The government would set wages, benefits, work assignments, promotion procedures, and any major changes to business operations. ...

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Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL): Expansion of union ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

Womble Carlyle Construction Industry Blog: Employee Free Choice ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

On Tuesday, March 10, George Miller (D-CA), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Reform Committee, introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409). Asserting that the bill would â€œgive workers the ability to stand up for ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.200 Helping Families Save Their ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

March 12, 2009 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act ... H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.1 Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assist... [1]; H.R.200 Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bank ...

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ASA Urges Fight Against Card Check - Industry News - Supply House ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

On Tuesday, March 10th, House and Senate Democrats introduced The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409 in the House and S. 560 in the Senate), which signals the beginning of the debate over EFCA. The most important vote â€” the cloture ...

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Turn Maine Blue:: The Employee Free Choice Act in Maine's two dailies

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R. 1409, Reps. Michaud and Pingree as original cosponsors, now up 222 members) was introduced this week in Congress, and so it is back in the news. A rally in support of it was held yesterday in ...

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Update: 13 March 2009 Â« The OFNetwork Update

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

I checked to see whatâ€™s actually been introduced and found that, in fact, the â€œEmployee Free Choice Act of 2009â€* has been introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R.1409 with 223 cosponsors, almost all Democratic (surprise!). ...

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Random Musings: EFCA - A letter to Congressman Mitchell

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

Tonight, I am writing to you to urge you to continue to support it, which will soon be before you in the form of H.R.1409. The proposal will provide workers much-needed protections from employer misconduct and intimidation when workers ...

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Modern Common Sense: Urge Congress to Vote Against the "Employee ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

This week, the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in both the House (HR 1409) and Senate (S 560). How this proposed Bill received its name is a total mystery because the Bill not only does Not promote employee free choice, ...

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ASA Urges Fight Against Card Check - Today's Top News - Supply ...

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US House Employee Free Choice Act Cosponsored By Virginia ...

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I commend the following Virginia Congressmen who are cosponsors of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 1409) in the House of Representatives (as of 3/11/09): Bobby Scott (VA-03). Jim Moran (VA-08). Rick Boucher (VA-09) ...

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Multifamily and Mixed Use Development: Employee Free Choice Act ...

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CQ Politics | Obama Adviser: Too Soon To Judge Stimulus Impact

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He also endorsed labor-backed â€œcard-checkâ€* legislation ( HR 1409 , S 560 ), introduced in Congress this week, to make organizing easier by certifying a union if a majority of workers sign authorization cards. ...

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The Daily Dose: The Employee Free Choice Act

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

The House (H.R.1409) and Senate (S. 560) both introduced their bills on March 10, 2009. The House bill has 222 co-sponsors-- including Indiana Representatives Visclosky, Donnelly, and Carson-- and the Senate has 40. ...

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Unions about to take over....Goodbye America - The Hull Truth

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

and H.R. 1409). This version is identical to the bill filed in. Congress last session. EFCA was introduced in Congress in 2007 by Senator Ted Kennedy, (D-Mass) and. Representatives George Miller (D-CA) and Peter King (R-NY). It passed ...

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thieves in the temple.: meet the new boss, et cetera.

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

HR 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act, is back in the House and Senate. Between the actually-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-this-time Arlen Specter and the handful of Democrats (ie, Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, the Wal-Mart twins) ...

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North Carolina Construction News: Construction industry opposes ...

2009-03-12T20:00:00Z

The Associated Builders & Contractors vehemently opposes the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R. 1409/S. 560), or â€œcard checkâ€* legislation, introduced March 10 by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) in the U.S. Senate and Rep. ...

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EFCA Authorizes Government Control of 4 Million Small Businesses ...

2009-03-11T20:00:00Z

People's World Blog: Counting heads on EFCA -- from Congress Matters

2009-03-11T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced yesterday as H.R.1409 (George Miller with 222 cosponsors) and S.560 (Ted Kennedy with 39 cosponsors). With 223 total sponsors in the House, obviously the House is ready to approve EFCA, ...

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More Newspaper Layoffs, Card Check Filibuster and Obama's Failing ...

2009-03-11T20:00:00Z

1. TECHNOLOGY. The print news industry takes another hit as The McClatchy Company, the nationâ€™s third largest newspaper publisher, announces plans to layoff 1600 fulltime employees. ...

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IS THERE A UNION IN YOUR FUTURE? CONGRESS INTRODUCES EMPLOYEE FREE ...

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Yesterday, both houses of the United States Congress introduced identical versions of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) legislation (S. 560 and HR 1409). This legislation is designed to make it dramatically easier for a union to ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.800 Farming Flexibility Act of 2009

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Here is whats in the H of R now, HR 1409 IH! Click where it says "HR1409" If none of these links work, go to the Library of Congress & searcg for it ... Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: BlufftonToday.com blogs ...

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Area contractors and small business owners oppose EFCA/â€*Card Check ...

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Tom Harkin (D-IA), in the place of ailing Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), introduced companion versions of the bill (H.R. 1409 and S. 560 respectively) at a press conference in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 10th. ...

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Business community ramps-up opposition to Card Check legislation ...

2009-03-11T20:00:00Z

The bill, which can be viewed at the Library of Congress website online here by typing â€œH.R. 1409â€³ in the search box, has 222 cosponsors. Rep. Brad Miller from North Carolinaâ€™s 13th district, stretching from Raleigh to Greensboro, ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act in Maine's two dailies | Politicker.com

2009-03-11T20:00:00Z

The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (HR 1409, Reps. Michaud and Pingree as original cosponsors, now up 222 members) was introduced this week in Congress, and so it is back in the news. A rally in support of it was held yesterday in ...

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RealClearPolitics - Articles - EFCA Lets Government Run 4 Million ...

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Daily Kingfish:: Hey Congress ... Let ME Decide How To Choose My Union

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The Employee Free Choice Act has been introduced in the House as H.R. 1409 and in the Senate as S. 560. The corporate lobbies of America are prepared to spend $200 MILLION to defeat EFCA. I've had many conservative friends (they hate ...

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Nelson, Kinder, Mosseau & Saturley: NKMS: Morsels on Legal Matters ...

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The legislation, S. 560 in the Senate and H.R. 1409 in the House, is entitled, â€œTo amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for ...

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Kentuckians! Help Defeat the â€œCard Checkâ€* Legislation! | An ...

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Card Check legislation has been introduced in the House (H.R. 1409) and the Senate (S. 560). If you are not familiar with this legislation, it seeks to increase union membership by taking away the private ballot vote at every workplace ...

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The International Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski - "Employee ...

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Amid reports that some Democratic Senators are having second thoughts concerning their support, on March 10, the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was reintroduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1409, and in the Senate ...

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Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Introduced in Congress ...

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Citizens to Protect PA Jobs Â« HR Resolutions

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Check out the website, and be sure to tell your friends and family! For those who have not heard, the bills were filed in both the US House and Senate on Tuesday, March 10. H.R. 1409 and S. 560 ...

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Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: Binding Arbitration Worse ...

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Section 3 of the bill (H.R. 1409, S. 560) requires a government board to come in and set wages and benefits and what normally would be contract terms if an employer and newly recognized union do not reach a first contract within 120 ...

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Patrick Guanciale: Being a Realtor is not easy...

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The Card Check bill (HR 1409) was introduced yesterday. Of the 222 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, ten are Representatives from Ohio, includin... Guanciale's Real Estate Opinion. New on the market: 33 West Postal Avenue ...

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More Newspaper Layoffs, Card Check Filibuster and Obama's Failing ...

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â€œ[Yesterdayâ€™s] Wall Street Journalâ€¦notes organized laborâ€™s latest hardball tactic in its effort to help enact the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409), which would effectively replace secret ballot organizing elections .

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Raising Eden: Obama Promises Card Check

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H.R. 1409 Employee Free Choice Act, also known as S.560, was slammed into Congress before the ink was even dry on the great spending spree Omnibus bill. Aptly called "Card Check" this campaign has been smartly marketed and deceptively ...

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Business community ramps-up opposition to Card Check legislation ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act ...

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HR1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 on OpenCongress.

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Southeastern Ohio Conservative Thoughts: Congressman Charlie ...

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The deceptively titled: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 · List of co-sponsors for this bill, and yes, that's our Congressman Charlie Wilson at the bottom of the list. What this bill does is allows unions and forces employers to ...

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Employee Free Choice Act Introduced Into Congress ...

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On March 10, 2009, the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate (HR 1409/S. 560). Also known as the “Card Check” legislation, both versions have fewer sponsors than the bill that ultimately ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act

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People, Bills. Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] [1]; Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] [1]; Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6] [1]. S.560 S.560 [1]; H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [1] ...

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The Battle is Joined: The Employee Free Choice Act Re-Introduced ...

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On March 10, 2009, Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Representative George Miller (D-CA) formally introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) in the 111th Congress (HR 1409, S. 560). ...

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Littler - Press Releases, Media Advisories, and Newsletters

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Baker Hostetler | News / Resources | Employee Free Choice Act ...

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CQ Politics | â€˜Card Checkâ€™ On Hold

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Support for the bill ( HR 1409 , S 560 ) splits nearly along party lines, posing challenges for the Senate, which, in an unorthodox move, will take the first shot at passing it. That means it probably wonâ€™t come up for a vote until late ...

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FoxPolitics.net - Appleton, WI News - What's really going on in ...

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Search for HR 1409. Sure as shootin' - there's Rep. Kagen, still on that list of co-sponsors. How about this for a quote of the day? "Since when is the secret ballot a basic tenet of democracy?" Hoffa said. "Town meetings in New Engl

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Employee Free Choice Act of 2009-Compromising Employee Protections ...

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Yesterday March 10, 2009 US Senator Tom Harkin and US Representative George Miller introduced legislation in the US Senate (S. 560) and US House of Representatives (H.R. 1409) that would expand the powers wielded by labor unions. ...

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FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The Life and Times of EFCA ...

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OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1490 To establish a grant ...

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March 13, 2009 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act ... HR1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 on OpenCongress. Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: Open Congress : Top 20 Most Viewed Bills ...

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Going Ballistic on Card Check | CEI

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Todayâ€™s Wall Street Journal, in an editorial, notes organized laborâ€™s latest hardball tactic in its effort to help enact the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 1409), which would effectively replace secret ballot organizing ...

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CQ Politics | â€˜Card Checkâ€™ On Hold

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Firedoglake Â» Employee Free Choice And Beltway Bubble-Think

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H.R.1409: That reads pretty clearly to me like the elections go away if enough cards are signed. Iâ€™m no partisan on this matter - but why not just take that whole paragraph out of the law and force a secret ballot no matter what? ...

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Art Levine: Labor Targets Unionbusting Firms, Front Groups ...

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Blue Virginia: How Progressive Are You? Take the CAP Quiz!

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The FULL text of the Employee Free Choice Act - H.R. 1409. 15 minutes ago. Taegan Goddard's Political Wire · Steele Talks Abortion, Homosexuality. 19 minutes ago. Anonymous Is A Woman: Politics and Religion and Culture ...

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The Best of Times in a Moogie's World: It's "Joust" the Employee ...

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H.R.1409 Title: 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 ...

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Blue Virginia: Washington Post: Cook Over Moon in Fairfax

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The FULL text of the Employee Free Choice Act - H.R. 1409. 2 hours ago. Anonymous Is A Woman: Politics and Religion and Culture · The Tornado on Our Side of the Street. 2 hours ago. Too Conservative ...

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"So-Called" Employee Free Choice Act Introduced; AGC Encourages ...

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OpenCongress - OpenCongress Blog - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

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H.R. 1409 â€“ Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (House version). Weâ€™ll have the full bill text up in the next day or so. For now, you can leave comments, vote â€œayeâ€* or â€œnay,â€* and add the bills to your tracked items with your â€

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OHIO EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER: Employee Free Choice Act Introduced

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introduced the bill (H.R. 1409) into the House with Ohio co-sponsors John A. Boccieri (D-Alliance), Steve Driehaus (D-Cincinnati), Marcia Fudge (D-Warrensville Heights), Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Clintonville), ...

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Haze Gray and Underway !!!: Political will...

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H.R. 1409 was introduced in the House moments ago and will drop in the Senate soon. Our efforts have been successful so far, causing the bill's delay. In addition, this weekend Sen. McCaskill acknowleged that support in the Senate for ...

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Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Introduced in Congress

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On Tuesday, March 10th, the highly controversial Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced in both the US Senate and House The bill (HR 1409, S. 560)

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What IS Right for Virginia: The FULL text of the Employee Free ...

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The FULL text of the Employee Free Choice Act - H.R. 1409. A BILL 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 ...

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IAAPA: In the Queue: No Freedom of Choice Under New Legislation

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The House version of the bill, H.R. 1409,was introduced with 223 co-sponsors, or more than half the members of the House. The Senate version, S. 560, had 40 original co-sponsors. (The Library of Congress has not yet published the text ...

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Going Ballistic on Card Check | OpenMarket.org

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The Laconic Law Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Employee (No) Choice Act ...

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Here is the text of the House bill (H.R. 1409). Highlights in red; our comments (opinions) in blue. A BILL. To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor ...

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Chat with the Chamber: Card Check Update

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The Card Check bill (HR 1409) was introduced yesterday. Of the 222 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, ten are Representatives from Ohio, including our own Zack Space. They include:. Rep Zack Space; Rep Tim Ryan ...

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Freedom At Risk - SARASOTA COUNTY (FL), Part of the Red County Network

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in the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R. 1409. The Employee Free Choice Act would remove the long-standing requirement that guarantees workers their fundamental American right to a secret-ballot election when they are deciding ...

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California Labor & Employment Law Blog: EFCA Re-Introduced in ...

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The bills, S. 560 and H.R. 1409, are essentially the same version of EFCA that was passed by the House in 2007 but then failed to get the 60 votes needed to defeat a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate. ...

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Employee Free Choice Act of 2009-Compromising Employee Protections ...

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Labor Employment Law Blog: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009: A ...

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HR 1409: the Employee Forced Choice Act

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The key phrase is still in EFCA: â€¦â€*The Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor organization as the representative described in subsection.â€* Click here to download the 2009 version of EFCA.

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Advocacy Update : AHA Special Bulletin: March 10, 2009 [Members Only]

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The so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" (HR 1409) was introduced today in both the House and Senate. We oppose the bill because it implements the "card check" process whereby union organizers can represent employees simply by ...

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LaborPains.org Â» Blog Archive Â» HR 1409: the Employee Forced ...

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HR 1409: the Employee Forced Choice Act. The key phrase is still in EFCA: â€¦â€*The Board shall not direct an election but shall certify the individual or labor organization as the representative described in subsection.â€* ...

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LaborPains.org Â» Blog Archive Â» Naming Names: 40 Senators against ...

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LaborPains.org Logo. Â« HR 1409: the Employee Forced Choice Act · News Roundup:Binding Arbitration, EFCA, and SEIU Â». Naming Names: 40 Senators against Secret Ballots · From the Union Voice, here are the Senate co-sponsors of the ...

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LaborPains.org Â» Blog Archive Â» Tell me how you really feel, Jimmy

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LaborPains.org Logo. Â« Union Watchdog Group Criticizes Backers of the Employee Forced Choice Act · HR 1409: the Employee Forced Choice Act Â». Tell me how you really feel, Jimmy. Jimmy Hoffa has never been one to mince words. ...

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Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: Statements, Releases

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The House bill is H.R. 1409. Posted by: Carter Wood @ 4:11 pm | Category: Labor Unions | Track Comments: RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Â« Previous - Card Check: Itâ€™s Union Organizers, Not Employees, ...

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LaborPains.org Â» Blog Archive Â» Tell me how you really feel, Jimmy

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Enochs, Esq.: EFCA Introduced in Senate and House, Does it Have ...

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The Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") was re-introduced in both the House (H.R. 1409) and Senate (S. 560) today but doubt remains as to whether or not the Democrats have the 60 votes needed to break an inevitable Republican filibuster. ...

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Welcome to the Manpower Employment Blawg Â» Itâ€™s Official: EFCAâ€™s Here

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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) has now officially been introduced in Congress (S. 560 and H.R. 1409). To review, EFCA has four main components:. effectively eliminating the secret ballot in union elections; ...

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Shopfloor Â» Blog Archive Â» Card Check: Itâ€™s Union Organizers, Not ...

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From the bill text (H.R. 1409, exactly the same as H.R. 800 in the 110th Congress):. If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining hassigned valid authorizations designating the individual or ...

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Washington Labor & Employment Wire Â» Employee Free Choice Act of ...

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Core Provisions: On March 10, 2009, Democrats in both houses of Congress introduced the much-anticipated Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) (H.R. 1409; the Senate bill number is not yet available). The proposed legislation contains ...

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LaborPains.org Â» Blog Archive Â» HR 1409: the Employee Forced ...

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H.R.1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 ... - OpenCongress

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That's why labor unions want to get the dishonestly named “[http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1409/show Employee Free Choice Act]” passed. Image:BluegrassBeacon.png|right|400px poly 2 3 0 215 430 214 427 0 ...

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WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1409, The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

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H.R. 1409 would 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 ...

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HR1409 Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 on OpenCongress.

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H.R. 1409: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish ...

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A bill in the US Congress: 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 ...

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WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1409, To amend the National Labor ...

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US Congress: HR 1409, 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 ...

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