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Senator Specter Claims to Have "Pounded Out" Compromise on EFCA |
October 1, 2009
Previously published on October 2009
Employers' concerns over the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) have been replaced during the last several weeks with concerns over the direction of healthcare reform. The switch of Senator Arlen Specter from the Republican to the Democratic party, coupled with President Obama's need for shoring up Big Labor's support of his healthcare proposals, have created the possibility that EFCA could still reach a vote this Fall. While attending the AFL-CIO Convention on September 15, Senator Specter (D-Pa.) claimed to have "pounded out" a compromise on EFCA with five other Senators - Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Thomas Carper (D-Del.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.). Specter's announcement may have been more of a sound bite moment than the signal of a true compromise. Indeed, even labor leaders are questioning whether a deal has been reached, with newly elected AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka telling reporters that a deal on the legislation "hasn't been finalized."
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