Comments on: EFCA is Dead… Long Live EFCA?

By: Union Avoidance | Employee Free Choice Act | Positive Workplace | Labor Relations Institute «

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:51:31 +0000

[...] completely change the face of politics as we know it? It is ironic that this decision comes down the same week that Massachusetts voters dealt a serious blow to Big Labor’s legislative agenda. The long-term outlook for labor’s agenda may have [...]

By: Chris from Phila.

Chris from Phila. — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:51:47 +0000

Everybody keeps saying unions are in trouble. Lets face facts: Unions are always the ones perceived as the bad guys. Tell that to the 23 year non-union employee who walks into work one day, coffee in hand, putting his 3 kids thru catholic school, and BAM! A security officer is at his desk to make sure he cleans his belongings out and exit the property immediately…….corporate re-structuring! Oh, and the company decided to keep the 2 year employee that this man trained. They say in this economy workers can’t afford union dues……I say they can’t afford not to pay union dues. The sad thing is that 2 year employee isn’t educated enough about unions to realize it’s going to happen to him 1 day also……oh well, the cycle continues! Just how corporate America likes it.

By: Harold

Harold — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:09:04 +0000

Appparently the AFL CIO wanted to talk to Brown the day before the election but he turned them down. I doubt if the Unions are as short on cash as we think, but will put their efforts in working through Solis, the NLRB and the Courts to get what they want.

Maybe we will be stuck with a 2 person board for 3 more years:)

If they dont’ get EFCA or some variant, you can expect them to dump OBama and move on to the next Demo pres campaign of terror.

By: Tom Gilmartin Jr

Tom Gilmartin Jr — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:12:51 +0000

The EFCA now gains even more importance to Labor as it now becomes a focus point that Obama can deliver upon. Labor wants some return on their investment and this appeasement is logical, and attainable without much fuss from business…we must beat this back also.
TPGjr

By: joe mieluchowski

joe mieluchowski — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:33:18 +0000

Expect a backup plan from unions

By: joe mieluchowski

joe mieluchowski — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:26:53 +0000

To think that the unions are not prepared with a backup plan to the EFCA would be foolish.

By: ED MELVIN

ED MELVIN — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:57:43 +0000

PERHAPS IT IS A NEW DAY

LET US HOPE US