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Apparently Lanny Davis is behind the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) “compromise” suggested by Costco, Starbucks, and Whole Foods. The companies candidly dump on the idea of doing away with the secret ballot or imposing mandatory arbitration: Whole Foods Market chief executive John ...
EFCA 'compromise'?
washingtonmonthly.com — EFCA 'COMPROMISE'?.... With the upcoming fight over the Employee Free Choice Act certain to be contentious, three... companies with a fairly progressive reputation -- Costco, Starbucks, and Whole Foods -- are looking for a "third way." The companies, ... (more) EFCA 'compromise'?
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Problems with a Card-Check Compromise
Weekly Standard Blog — ... and Jennifer Rubin have opined recently on what the retailer-proposed compromise on Card Check means. While Rubin argues that card-check is 'going nowhere, and that the compromise is a sign of defeat for Big Labor, Kaus says: ...

Specter’s Opposition Could Sink Card Check
Pajamas Media — ... were balking. Democratic operative Lanny Davis has been peddling alternatives in hopes of gaining support for the bill. Then today Sen. Arlen Specter, whose vote would be needed to  cut off the anticipated filibuster in the Senate, uncorked what appeared to be a knock out blow to Big Labor. He finally signaled his opposition on the floor of the Senate Tuesday afternoon after weeks of speculation and the emergence of primary challengers. He announced that he would not support cloture, although he left the door open for more modest amendments to federal labor law.   His ...

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