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Article: Controversial 'card check' bill back for fourth time.(national)(Employee Free Choice Act)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- March 12, 2009
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Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer
Call it a*Take 4a* on Capitol Hill for a high-stakes bill that gives workers the right to unionize without a secret ballot - and dramatically expands government's role in settling labor disputes.
The Employee Free Choice Act, or a*card check,a* has been introduced in the past three Congresses, but it always failed to win the 60 votes needed to pass controversial legislation in the Senate.
With expanded Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate - and a president pledging to sign the legislation - this year may be different.
a*Today is one of those defining moments [in history], as we ...