LaborTalk for November 19, 2003 By Harry Kelber
Can Labor Win Campaign on Freedom to Join a Union?
A bill that would sweep away the obstacles that prevent workers from joining unions was unveiled by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) at a press conference on Nov. 13. Titled the “Employee Free Choice Act” the measure, if enacted, would make it considerably easier for unions to recruit millions of unorganized workers in their efforts to regain their former strength.
The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-Cal.), contains pro-worker provisions that union organizers could only dream about: