By Fester:
Senator Specter is being pushed by the threat of a credible primary to be a generic Democrat. He is making the right rumbles on healthcare, and he is pushing the refomed EFCA. I think these steps may be enough to secure his organizational left flank and keep Rep. Sestak as a credible stalking horse.
I think Specter's best defense is to find a 80% compromise for the EFCA which gets union neutrality in the primary and that will be a positive result from a primary challenge
Dropping card check but keeping the rest of the anti-intimidation provisions in the bill is still a big win for labor. Here is Nathan Newman's take on the revised bill that will have Specter's fingerprints on it:
Let's rename the bill, the "Prevention of Illegal Firings Act" (PIFA) and it's still important labor law reform. The New York Times story David referred to cited a proposed compromise, where majority signup provisions would be dropped, but elections would be held within five days, employees could not be forced into mandatory meetings, and unions could campaign on company property during the election period.
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