Tag Archives: Free Choice Act

Card Check is Dead : Did Obama Betray Labor?

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Sen. Arlen Specter, “Democrat” of Pennsylvania, with President Obama, says he will accept a compromise on the Employee Free Choice Act. Photo by AP. Last Thursday President Obama pronounced “card check” dead, saying that the current Employee Free Choice Act … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Unions : Card Check, FDR, and Right-Wing History

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Anti-union cartoon from the National Association of Manufacturers Collection, Hagley Museum & Library, published in Z Magazine. The anti-labor campaign is a component of the broader strategy by the Republican Party and frenetic conservative commentators to paint a picture in … Continue reading →

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Chamber of Commerce Admits Funding Anti-Worker Ads with Bailout Money

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Billboards standing 50-feet high in Washington, D.C. support the Employee Free Choice Act. However, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is using bailout funds to finance its newly-launched program of television ads opposing the act. The Chamber of Commerce is using … Continue reading →

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