U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall Explains EFCA Stance
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 by adminThis is a reprinted constituent letter from U.S. Rep. Jim Marhsall, who voted for the Employee Free Choice Act last Congress.
Now that we have a Democratic President, I have argued that legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act should be put on hold to give the new administration an opportunity to address the election period intimidation problem by beefing up the NLRB and ridding it of its politically driven bias toward non-enforcement.
The bill’s ardent proponents in the House are unlikely to support any delay.
So I and others have been seeking some compromise. Too bad we can’t force binding arbitration on this one. Perhaps there are labor law improvements we could make short of adopting EFCA, like speedier elections, equal access during the campaign period and increased penalties for intentional violations of the National Labor Relations Act and supporting regulations.
Just so you know where the debate is and may be going.
Tags: Compromise, Rep. Jim Marshall
