As noted earlier, Arkansas was the latest battleground for the Employee Free Choice Act. Sparked by a small rally by union activists, a local news station ran a story on the issue, interviewing ABC National Legislative Committee Chairman Bruce Cross to explain the problems with the bill.
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March 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Geoff Burr says:Can I get a ruling here: What’s the minimum number of attendees required in order to qualify something as a “rally”? It looked like a couple of guys on their way to lunch stopped for a second to see what all the racket was…but it wasn’t exactly an outcry from the masses in Little Rock yesterday.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Brett McMahon says:I think at a minimum a “crowd” should be more than can fit onto a single school bus.
March 30th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Truth v. The Machine » Archives » The Great Vacillater says:[...] Lincoln’s low profile isn’t the only thing that’s hurting her. Arkansas has one of the lowest percentages of union-affiliated workers in the country at only 5.9% of the state’s workforce. Only five other states have a significantly lower number of unionized employees. Yet Lincoln is one of the biggest supporters of card check legislation, co-sponsoring the 2007 version of the bill. When considering that even 84% of union employees support a closed ballot system (based off of a 2007 Zogby poll), it’s litte wonder that Lincoln is hedging on whether or not to support the 2009 edition of the bill to which she once proudly attached her name. Unfortunately for Lincoln, with both of Arkansas’ senators favoring the legislation and unions smelling blood in the water, the issue is staying in the forefront, with union “rallies” gaining TV time back home. [...]