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MYTH: The Employee Free Choice Act abolishes the National Labor Relations Board's "secret ballot" election process. FACT: The Employee Free Choice Act does not abolish the NLRB election process. That process would still be available under the Employee Free Choice Act. The legislation simply ...
Labor Group Launching New Ad On Employee Free Choice — Targeting Journalists!
theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Okay, this is pretty funny. I've just obtained an advance copy of a new TV ad that... a labor group is launching to promote the Employee Free Choice Act, labor's top priority -- a spot that pushes back against the arguments from anti-EFCA forces. But ... (more) Labor Group Launching New Ad On Employee Free Choice — ...
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smlr.rutgers.edu — Welcome to the School of Management and Labor Relations Jersey Roots, Global Reach Rutgers School of Management... and Labor Relations (SMLR) is the world s leading source of expertise on managing and representing workers, designing effective ... (more) School of Management and Labor Relations
Change is Coming:  Foreign Relations Committee Website Will Get Overhaul
Change is Coming: Foreign Relations Committee Website Will Get Overhaul
thewashingtonnote.com — I am standing down my protest against the lack of innovation and change in the Senate Foreign... Relations Committee's anachronistic and ineffective website . Earlier today, I threatened to create a new Facebook page titled "1,000,000 Strong Against ... (more) Change is Coming: Foreign Relations Committee Website ...
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Some Guy With a Website by August J. Pollak - xoverboard.com — ... When, exactly, did "they're full of shit" stop being succinct? I guess I missed where this was a hard conversation. If someone says card check eliminates the secret ballot, ...

Big surprise. The corporate media isn't reporting the facts about the Employee Free Choice Act, which is vehemently opposed by corporate America
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... play, it’s not hard to understand why allowing workers the freedom to have a say isn’t the top priority of corporations or most Republicans. But – what has been an annoyance is the apparent opposition of the traditional media to this measure that – very simply - would make it easier for employees to join a union. Reporters have consistently utilized the language of the conservative shills and gotten this issue wrong. The most important misconception is this: The Employee Free Choice Act does not take away the right to a secret ballot: That ...

Bruce Raynor: What your boss won't tell you
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... , the legislation would not eliminate the secret ballot election. There are currently two ways to form a union: secret ballot and majority sign-up. After the Employee Free Choice Act passes, there still will be two ways to form a union: like now, secret ballot and majority sign-up. The critical difference will be that the workers, rather than the CEO, will decide which method to use. Under current law, employers are free to ignore majority sign-up and demand a secret ballot election. ...

Art Levine: As Chamber Lobbies, Its Paid Expert Says: No Unions, No Minimum Wage Law Needed
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The Chamber is donning the masquerade of championing workers' rights by railing over the myth that the bill would take away the secret ballot -- it actually just gives workers the choice of whether to select a union through majority sign-up or "card check." The business coalition, also working through such front groups as the ...

Varney Lies About Employee Free Choice Act
News Hounds — ... In fact, Acuff is correct. The House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor put out a statement called, Employee Free Choice Act: Myth vs. Fact, saying, “FACT: The Employee Free Choice Act does not abolish the secret ballot election process.” ...

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