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Article: Manufacturers object to card check bill.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)(Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 )
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- Metal Center News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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TWO MANUFACTURING TRADE associations have responded critically to the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act in Congress. Officials from the National Association of Manufacturers and Precision Metal-forming Association expressed concern over the potential impact of the bill.
"At a time when our economy is struggling to create and retain jobs, I am concerned that Congress would introduce the anti-democratic Employee Free Choice Act. If passed, EFCA would destroy jobs and place an even heavier burden on large and small companies" says John Engler, president of Washington, D.C.-based NAM.
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