News reports over the past few weeks noted that some of the most onerous provisions might be dropped from the misleadingly named and undemocratic Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Some pundits have even suggested that the whole legislative package might be set aside.rnWe would caution against getting too excited about these developments. The legislation remains the top priority of major US labor unions and is a key agenda item for the Obama Administration. The photograph included with this editorial was shot recently at the Teamsters headquarters in Washington, and it illustrates the union determination to push this legislation through no matter what happens to the US economy.
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