Pro-Worker Bill Awaits a Vote in Congress
Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Nation & World
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By Amanda Vender
Passing the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is a top priority of labor organizers and a bill that President Obama has said he would sign into law. The bill would make it easier for workers to form a union by signing a card that says they want to be part of a union. The proposed law would make it harder for employers to scare or fire workers who try to form a union. Business groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are working hard to defeat the bill, while unions are working hard to build support for the bill.
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