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Article: Wicker weighs in on Employee Free Choice Act: senator calls Card Check 'power grab' by Democrats.
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 6, 2009
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Supporters of a groundbreaking amendment that would change the national playbook on labor union elections are hoping the White House-backed bill can survive a potential Republican knockout.
The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA), known as "Card Check," suffered a setback March 24 after Sen. Arlen Specter (R- Pa.) announced he was reversing his support of the bill.
Democrats claim that Card Check would bring more efficiency to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and further penalize employers for unfair labor practices during union elections. Sixty votes in the Senate are needed to prevent a Republican filibuster, and Democrats were counting on ...