Mar 11 2009
Millions of Dollars Later, Congress Introduces Unionization Bill
For months business groups and labor unions have been campaigning for or against the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that was introduced in Congress just today and that has spurred what will be one of the fiercest–and most expensive–debates Capitol Hill has seen in years. At the core of the debate is the question [...]
Feb 26 2009
Labor and Business Spend Big on Looming Unionization Issue
President Obama’s Tuesday address to Congress was entirely about jump-starting the economy, but he didn’t even hint at a looming legislative battle between business and labor that both sides say could affect how quickly the country recovers.
The Employee Free Choice Act, also called card-check legislation by business groups, is an ideological bomb that’s about to [...]