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Video Clips: DLC Backs Bill on Workers’ Freedom to Form Unions |
Workers picked up some high-powered support for legislation to strengthen their freedom to choose union representation today when the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) endorsed the Employee Free Choice Act. This is the first time the AFL-CIO and the DLC, whose ranks include 60 members of Congress, have worked together on a major bill. Check out excerpts from the DLC’s news conference Sept. 6 endorsing the union movement-backed legislation.
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AFL-CIO President John Sweeney |
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Gov. Tom Vilsack |
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AFSCME President Gerald McEntee |
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[…] This week an important stride was taken in the fight for the freedom to form a union. At a press conference that included AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack of the Democratic Leadership Council, it was announced that the entire Democratic Party now stands united in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Check out video from the press conference at AFL-CIONow. […]