The AFL-CIO, as well as its allies such as American Rights at Work, has invested a great deal of time, energy, and money in promoting passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Those of us who believe in collective representation hope that this initiative will fulfill the hopes of its promoters and produce a major advance in the number of workers covered by collective agreements. However, with continuing control of Congress and the White House by Republicans, the odds against passage of the Act would seem to be high. Even if it should surmount the odds and pass, there are reasons to expect that the results will, unfortunately, fall short of expectations.
