S.560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

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 injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: 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 injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Popular: Emploee Free Choice Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 as introduced.

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08/02/09
Big Labor's Chilling Alternative t...

... campaign to publicly oppose the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill (S. 560) or any other bill that gives union bosses more power over Am...

Source: Human Events
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07/20/09
RE: S.560

Dramatic news swept across Washington late last week about a possible breakthrough on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) (S. 560), when ...

Source: Hotel Interactive, Inc.
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07/15/09
The Employee Free Choice Act: From...

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...

Source: Daily Kos
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03/30/09
Enactment Of The Employee Free Cho...

Sweeping change in the workplace may be on the horizon if the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA") (HR 1409, 111th Cong.; S. 560, 111th Cong...

Source: The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel
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03/29/09
San Fernando Valley Business Journ...

On March 10th, both houses of the United States Congress introduced identical versions of the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) l...

Source: San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online
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03/29/09
Union card-check legislation intro...

Under HR 1409 and S. 560, employees effectively lose their right to private-ballot elections. While Congress has been hearing opposition ...

Source: SmartBrief
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03/29/09
San Fernando Valley Business Journ...

On March 10th, both houses of the United States Congress introduced identical versions of the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) l...

Source: San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online
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03/28/09
Bay Area Indymedia

According to NGA, "the Senator’s announcement closes the door at this time on Senate consideration of S. 560 by preventing Democrats fr...

Source: CSNews Online
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03/28/09
Business Groups Cheered by Sen. Ar...

According to NGA, "the Senator’s announcement closes the door at this time on Senate consideration of S. 560 by preventing Democrats fr...

Source: CSNews Online
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03/24/09
AFL-CIO

His position on the current bill (S. 560) is seen as pivotal as proponents attempt to gain the necessary 60 votes for cloture and move th...

Source: Material Handling Management (press release)
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Blog Coverage

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03/09/11
S.560: A bill to amend title XVIII...

Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for S.560 A bill to amend title XVIII of th...

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03/08/11
H.R.999: Medicare Prescription Dru...

A bill in the U.S. Congress: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug ...

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12/30/10
Obama NLRB to Ignore Mid-Term Elec...

“The bottom-line impact of this bureaucratic sop to Big Labor would be very similar to the impact of the mandatory 'card check' legislati...

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12/23/10
Investment in Private Professional...

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 Fr...

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12/21/10
Investigation News - Legislative N...

Federal “Card Check” Bill - S.560 - Opposed by ISPLA - The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, would amend the National Labor Relations Act...

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11/13/10
us government bill hr 865 – My Blo...

1 post - Last post: Mar 29, 2009Oppose Forced Unionism "Card Check" Bill H.R. 1409 and S. 560 to contracts being dictated by federal gove...

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11/12/10
Professional Development Schools -...

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 Fr...

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11/06/10
How Will Republican Landslide Impa...

The bill, most recently introduced as H.R. 1409, S. 560, would would amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it easier for unions ...

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11/06/10
Chamber Music Today: Melvyn Tan: 1...

3; Liebesbotschaft, S. 560 No. 10; Ständchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch), S. 558 No. 9; Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58. T h...

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11/03/10
Four States Approve Constitutional...

As further repudiation of the proposed Employee Free Choice Act's (H.R. 1409, S. 560) “card check” provision, voters in four states on Tu...

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