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firedoglake.com - 1/24/2009

School’s In: What Ambinder (and America) Still Needs to Learn about Employee Free Choice

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I'll give Marc Ambinder credit, he's at least trying to understand the details of secret ballot/majority sign-up (or as the wingnuts like to say, "card check"). But he tends to lean a bit heavily on overpaid hacks spreading disinformation on behalf of the business lobby —and therein ...

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youtube.com - 1/30/2009

The Real Secret - National Ad for the Employee Free Choice Act (video)

— youtube.com — http://FreeChoiceAct.org National ad refuting Big Business' claims about the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill to help... bring back the middle class. Lean more ... (more) The Real Secret - National Ad for the Employee Free ...

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aflcio.org - 1/22/2009

Who Is Against the Employee Free Choice Act?

— aflcio.org — Employee Freedom Action Committee/Center for Union Facts Who They Are: These front groups, founded by lawyer/lobbyist Richard... Berman , are multi-million dollar lobbying groups that do not disclose their funders. They spread disinformation about ... (more) Who Is Against the Employee Free Choice Act?

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Art Levine: GOP Blocks Obama's Labor Nominee, Pushes Big Lie on "Card Check"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... by allowing workers to choose a majority sign-up approach, dubbed "card check" by anti-union flacks, for selecting a union -- rather than keeping that option in the hands of employers. ...

How Many Republicans Would Rather See America Fail Than Obama Succeed?
DownWithTyranny! — ... One Republican senator, who is keeping his name secret, has put a hold on Rep. Solis' nomination, preventing her from being confirmed. It's widely suspected that the obstructionist in this instance is Tom Coburn (R-OK), although his office refuses to confirm or deny that he is the miscreant. Coburn's hatred of Solis stems from her support for the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation geared to restore the right of workers to form unions unharrassed by Big Business thugs. ...

Marty Kaplan: Solidarity for Never
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Here's how organizing actually works under current law. To unionize a workplace, a union has to get more than 30 percent of that company's workers to sign cards saying they want the union to negotiate with management on their behalf. The union gives the cards to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which certifies them and sets a date for a vote within 42 days. ...