Employee Free Choice Act

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Education Is Great, But We Need More Unions

By Amy Traub
September 18th, 2008

Education alone won’t solve the economic problems underlying the middle-class squeeze. We need an economy in which working people have more power in the labor market. read more »

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Push for Workers' Rights at Jobs for Justice Conference

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by Institute for America's Future
April 18th, 2008

Even though a fight for union representation rights has stalled in Congress, the Jobs with Justice coalition is not only being persistent but is optimistic as it prepares for its upcoming national conference. read more »

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Americans believe in the Employee Free Choice Act

Submitted by Robert Dorst2 (not verified)
March 12th, 2008

In December 2006 Hart Research surveyed 808 members of the general public and 382 union members and the strongest argument for supporting the Employee Free Choice Act was the following economic argument: “The legislation is expected to result in more workers being able to bargain with their employers for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.” 80% reason to support EFCA (7 % reason to read more »

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Peter D. Hart Research Associates, “Employee Free Choice Act,” December 2006.
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Americans support the Employee Free Choice Act

Submitted by Robert Dorst2 (not verified)
March 12th, 2008

Over two-thirds (69 percent) of Americans support enactment of the provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).

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Peter D. Hart Research Associates, “Employee Free Choice Act,” December 2006.
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Union Choice Would Help A Faltering Economy

By Stewart Acuff and Sheldon Friedman
Submitted by Stewart Acuff
February 5th, 2008
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In the debate about how to stimulate the economy, even progressives who ought to know better overlook America's failure to protect the fundamental human right of its workers to form unions and bargain collectively. Restoring worker rights to join unions must be part of a long-term stimulus plan. read more »

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