Specter Announces His Opposition to Card-Check Bill; Battle Rages On
(CNSNews.com) – The union-sponsored Employee Free Choice Act -- or card check bill -- isn’t the steamroller on Capitol Hill that AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and other union leaders hoped for last year when they announced the legislation would be the cornerstone their political agenda. A major blow came Tuesday when Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) said that he will oppose efforts to get the measure passed in the Senate.