Provides an overview of the Employee Free Choice Act, introduced in the past two Congresses to allow union certification without an election, provide a process for the bargaining of an initial labor agreement, and prescribe new penalties for certain unfair labor practices. Covers the role of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in resolving bargaining disputes under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and discusses penalties under NLRA for unfair labor practices.
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