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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-18-08 01:59 PM
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Possible Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis supports "Employee Free Choice Act."
Edited on Thu Dec-18-08 02:01 PM by Eric J in MN
She voted for it, and wrote:

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Victory for Workers' Rights
Posted March 2, 2007 | 01:04 PM (EST)

The House of Representatives made history for working families yesterday with the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that will make is easier for workers to choose to join a union. As the daughter of union family -- my father was a Teamster and my mother worked tirelessly for 25 years -- I know that my seven siblings and I would not be where we are today without the wages and other protections my parents earned with the help of their union.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-hilda-l-solis/victory-for-workers-righ_b_42466.html
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The EFCA passed the House in 2007 but was stopped in the Senate with a filibuster.
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