Thursday, July 23, 2009

Employee Free Choice Act Faces Arbitration Hurdle

Emboldened by their apparent victory in keeping the secret ballot requirement part of union organizing efforts, business groups are now turning against the federal arbitration provisions of this labor legislation. U. S. chamber of Commerce Labor Law Policy Executive Director Michael Eastman called the bill's binding arbitration provision "a non-starter for the business community," and Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Chairman Brian Worth said the apparently defunct card check rule was "only half the political problem" - binding arbitration seemingly being the other half.
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