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Specter Withdraws Support for Employee Free Choice Act

HeadlineMar 25, 2009

Republican Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania has dealt a blow to organized labor, announcing he won’t support the Employee Free Choice Act. The bill would stop employers from demanding secret-ballot elections and require them to recognize unions if a majority of workers consented. It’s been fiercely opposed by the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups who’ve launched a multi-million-dollar lobbying and ad campaign to stop it. Specter had previously signaled support for the bill, and its sponsors had been counting on his backing.

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