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EFCA, as introduced in Congress in February 2009, includes sweeping changes to the rules for union organizing. (Please read our earlier blogs for further discussions on EFCA.) The two most controversial original EFCA provisions are: (1) card-check recognition, which would...
Employee Free Choice Act Introduced in Congress; Potential Compromise Legislation Also Introduced
The Employee Free Choice Act, or EFCA, was in the headlines again last week as it was introduced in Congress on March 10, 2009. The bill, introduced as H.R. 1409 and S. 560, is identical to last year's bill.
The chatter surrounding EFCA, or the Employee Free Choice Act, quieted down in mid-December, but EFCA is back in the news. Yesterday, President Obama's nominee for his administration's Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis, was confirmed by the Senate. Secretary Solis was a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act when she was serving as a congresswoman from California.
Missed our recent EFCA briefing series? Listen to the Webinar Recording
If you missed our recent briefing series on the Employee Free Choice Act and other dramatic changes ahead for employers, we invite you to listen to the recorded webinar, which we have posted on the blog.
SEIU Plans to Target Banking Industry--Points To Federal Bailouts
As the economy takes a hit and the federal government considers bailouts, unions are chomping at the bit to get the organizing started. An SEIU (Service Employees International Union) internal email was leaked on CNN.com on Monday. In the email, SEIU employees disclose a specific plan to organize employees in the banking industry. The reason for targeting the banking industry? Because "the banking industry is now being infused with billions of dollars."
Election Results - Immediate Workplace Issues
Of course, no one can be certain of the exact workplace effects of Tuesday’s Presidential election results. But, at least one major change in employment law is pretty certain – and it is a change that all employers, large and...
