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Revision as of 16:47, January 29, 2009
The Employee Free Choice Act is a piece of legislation that would eliminate a worker's right to a private vote on whether to form a labor union. It was first introduced by Larry Miller (D-CA) in 2003 and again in 2005. In 2007, it was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 241-185. However, it never came to a vote in the Senate after a Republican filibuster. It stands a strong chance of passing in the 111th United States Congress.[1]
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Orrin Hatch (R-UT) on the Employee Free Choice Act:
"I can't think of a more insidious bill in my time in the United States Senate. (It will) do away with secret ballot elections in union elections. Union bosses have new scheme that makes it easier for them to harass and intimidate workers into paying costly union dues."