A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers.
The so-called card-check provision — which senators decided to scrap to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes — would have required employers to recognize a union as soon as a majority of workers signed cards saying they wanted a union. Currently, employers can insist on a secret-ballot election, a higher hurdle for unions.
The abandonment of card check was another example of the power of moderate Democrats to constrain their party’s more liberal legislative efforts. Though the Democrats have a 60-40 vote advantage in the Senate, and President Obama supports the measure, several moderate Democrats opposed the card-check provision as undemocratic.
In its place, several Senate and labor officials said, the revised bill would require shorter unionization campaigns and faster elections.
WE WON! OBAMA AND THE MACHINE LOST!
- THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING!
- WE CAN DEFEAT CAP AND TRADE AND OBAMACARE!
- AND MAYBE EVEN THE RACIST SOTOMAYOR!
- WE MUST KEEP FIGHTING!
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