Card Check Continues As Issue Ahead of November

Monday, January 25th, 2010 by Admin

For those who thought card check was a dead issue would do well to note its continued role in state and national politics. It has popped up in Congressional and Senate races and gubernatorial races and everywhere it goes the union-driven issue seems to politically harm Democrats.

Moreover, because some politicians feel like they need the financial and political support of organized labor, they will not come out and officially kill the so-called Employee Free Choice Act. That leaves the possibility of the bill’s secret insertion into a 1,000+ page bill or so-called “compromise” that threatens employee rights and jobs.

One leader who’s not happy that card check remains alive is House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner, a longtime friend of reasonable economic policy focused on growth. He comes out swinging at policy proposals by highlighting the continued existence of EFCA:

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