Big Labor – Big Hurry

Big Labor – Big Hurry
Fast Tracking Card Check Bill

The inaptly but officially labeled “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R. 800) was introduced in the 110th Congress by Rep. George Miller (CA-7) on February 5, 2007.

House Democrats, fearing growing opposition to the bill, have scheduled a vote on the measure the week of February 26. The bill, more accurately named “Card Check Forced-Unionism Bill,” will grant union officials expansive new tools to force workers to pay union dues as a condition of getting or keeping a job.

The fact that the legislation already has majority support in the House makes the outcome pre-determined, but we have always said the Senate is the real battlefield.