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What is the Employee Free Choice Act?
The Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560, H.R. 1409), supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would enable working people to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions by restoring workers' freedom to choose for themselves whether to join a union. It would:
Establish stronger penalties for violation of employee rights when workers seek to form a union and during first-contract negotiations.
Provide mediation and arbitration for first-contract disputes.
Allow employees to form unions by signing cards authorizing union representation.
Read on...
Download a summary of the bill (PDF)
Ten key facts about the Employee Free Choice Act.
Employee Free Choice Act questions and answers