Benefits Think Tip of the Day: Pick your side of the EFCA fence

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The more time that goes by, the more obvious it become that there is no middle ground on the Employee Free Choice Act – you’re either for it, or against it. Black or white, no gray.

Have you decided where your loyalty lies? As federal lawmakers continue quietly jockeying for and against the legislation, non-elected individuals are a bit less subtle. Web sites and press releases abound on both sides of the EFCA debate. The battle even has reached Twitter: I follow both EFCANow and NoEFCA.


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