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UPDATE: As commenters point out, my internets are bad. Here is the accurate link, continue feeling slapped. Weirdly, I somehow was sent to the Change.gov site from the new White House website. Apologies to Ambinder.Matt catches Ambinder missing out on Bill Clinton's economic resume. Now it's my turn! Ambinder, checking out the new website, observes "No EFCA On White House Website" :Except that looking today, you find...
On the Whitehouse.gov site, the whole section is significantly truncated, dropping a number of issues from Employee Free Choice Act to fair trade.See:http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/economy/It would have been easy to transfer whole sections over.
LaborObama and Biden will strengthen the ability of workers to organize unions. He will fight for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Obama and Biden will ensure that his labor appointees support workers' rights and will work to ban the permanent replacement of striking workers. Obama and Biden will also increase the minimum wage and index it to inflation to ensure it rises every year.* Ensure freedom to unionize: Obama and Biden believe that workers should have the freedom to choose whether to join a union without harassment or intimidation from their employers. Obama cosponsored and is a strong advocate for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), a bipartisan effort that makes sure workers can exercise their right to organize. They will continue to fight for EFCA's passage and Obama will sign it into law. ...Hmm. Looks like the URL is different now, so probably Ambers, way ahead as always, just caught an early version. But it seems that labor proponents have now avoided yet another slap in the face.
-- Tim Fernholz
