The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mediation.

Small business.

Elections.

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (10 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 09-RS-21887a in the 2009 issue.

Provides overview of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA,) introduced in the past three 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 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. Examines EFCA and small business as well as past legislative alternatives.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

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