Ledbetter, Paycheck Fairness and now H.R. 243?

In my last blog, I said the EFCA may stall while the 2 labor houses (AFL-CIO and Change to Win) get their collective acts together or "hey perhaps they will merge back together or something wacky like that..."

Today's headline from the Chicago Sun Times "AFL-CIO, Change to Win may reunite" with subheading of "Is Split Over? | Giant labor federations discuss reuniting"

In the meantime, while the EFCA may stall, the unions and democratic congress are wasting no time pushing other business crippling legislation. The House is voting today on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 11) and the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 12)

Obama has already made it clear that he will sign both of these bills.

Also just introduced from the esteemed representative from Texas, Gene Green, is bill H.R. 243 which will amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes.

This is my favorite kind of bill... "and for other purposes." Hey, Gene, this is already in the EFCA legislation... or is he smarter than we think? Is Gene preparing an end-run or secret run at the most controversial part of the EFCA in case it is compromised? The full text of this legislation is not available to the public yet.

Just so you know, Gene has introduced several other "important bills" in the House as well:

H.RES.25 Expressing support of House for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month H.RES.26 ...the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno Segqui (colorful history in Texas senate and mayor of San Antonio in 1841 but he served AGAINST Texas and the U.S. in the Mexican-American War...so I vote no stamp for you). H.J.RES.9 propose amendment to Constitution of U.S. to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States (this one I actually could mull over for a minute...)

What will tomorrow's headlines hold? How about "Andy Stern swallows it's largest local, California's 150,000-member United Healthcare Workers West, WHOLE and spits out Sal Rosselli like a watermelon seed" or some headline like that, although probably shorter... it's just all a part of that "cleaning up their act"...and maybe getting Stern in line to be crowned King...