NLBMDA News - Card Check Proponents Increasing Pressure

Press reports continue to indicate that Senators Arlen Specter (D-PA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) are making headway in discussions to seek an alternative version of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) that can pass the Senate. It is expected that a vote will be called in the Senate within 48 hours of a court issuing a final decision in the contested Minnesota Senate race, possibly within the next 60 days. It is important to note that the discussions are taking place only among liberal Democratic Senators and labor officials, and no outreach has been made to the business community. Moreover, the head of the AFL-CIO has stated that any "compromise" will maintain the original intent of EFCA; in other words, there is no such thing as a compromise. Dealers in Louisiana, Nebraska, Virginia and Arkansas should continue to contact Senators Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Warner, Webb, Pryor and Lincoln to encourage them to hold firm in opposition to this fundamentally-flawed bill and any so-called alternatives. (Visit http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102608282728&s=1144&e=0018h6RjXcQ7B8Irv4CfaOOprcSiChpIS3kbeSy1oO5X93vF_HCxqQXE3oQHrAMV7NxCBGd-8xpV2HbSAHc1mIK4Qm34JrYIr1HIYxg9xGwF_0hTaEg8LEK8w== to send email or fax messages.) Original source.