[lbo-talk] Card check: I'm winning!

[SA]

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> Subject: 	Re: [lbo-talk] Damon Silvers: The signal theory of labor law
> Date: 	Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:43:40 -0500
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> Michael Pollak wrote:
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> > On Thu, 4 Dec 2008, Doug Henwood wrote:
> >
> >> Betcha he doesn't lift a finger to promote EFCA. Ok, one finger. But 
> >> not two.
> >
> > I'll take that bet on the child-thought grounds that I want it to be 
> > true and pledging sacrifice feels like it helps :)
> >
> > 20 bucks says EFCA gets passed by the end of his term.
>
> I bet Dem leaders in Congress push to bring it up, business screams 
> bloody murder, Obama calls for "both sides to compromise" and a 
> watered-down version passes.
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> SA
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Politico
Obama silent on card check bill
By JOSH GERSTEIN | 1/30/09 6:53 PM EST

[...] The silence from Mr. Obama on the issue came a day after Vice 
President Biden said he and Mr. Obama thought that action on the card 
check bill would be slower than expected and that the measure might be 
watered down.

"Both of us thought 10 months ago that this would be a top-priority item 
in terms of immediate action. We know there's probably going to be some 
compromise here," Biden told CNBC. Asked if that meant the issue might 
not be addressed until 2010, Biden said, "No..This year we hope."

SA