Employee Free Choice Act: Candidate Obama’s Achilles Heel?
A drastic decline in union members in the private sector and a dramatically pro-union, anti-business House bill endorsed by Senator Obama may mean that labor relations takes a front seat along with the Iraq War and the economy in the upcoming election. On this issue, the candidates are diametrically opposed. Will backing a strong pro-union law affect a candidate whose slogan is “organize for change” positively or negatively when so many consider unions a vestige of antiquated thinking? You decide.