Thousands Rally on Capitol Hill for Union Organizing Bill
Workers gather on Capitol Hill urging Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
February 04, 2009 at 07:00 PM
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Thousands of workers gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday urging Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), a controversial bill that would make it easier for unions to organize.
Under EFCA, a union would be certified by the National Labor Relations Board when a majority of employees have signed cards creating a bargaining authority. The bill would eliminate secret ballot elections for establishing unions, which EFCA supporters argue give employers leeway to intimidate employees into rejecting the union.
The rally is a culmination of the Million Member Mobilization initiative through which representatives across unions gathered 1.5 million signatures in support of the bill.
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