Shelving of controversial ‘card check’ provision doesn’t mean union-friendly EFCA bill is dead

Heavy criticism of the so-called “card check” has led supporters to step back from that most controversial piece of the Employee Free Choice Act. But you can still expect passage of some version of the law that could, among other things, speed up union elections, impose stiffer penalties on labor violations and allow workers to campaign at the work site without retaliation.