Andy Stern's Latest Comments on EFCA

With the healthcare legislation receiving nearly all news coverage from Congress- and unions spending most of their time in support of it- the Employee Free Choice Act has not been talked about in serious discussions for some time. Don’t think unions have forgotten about it.

You can get the sense of labor's priorities from this appearence by SEIU President Andy Stern on CNBC last week. While most of the talk was about healthcare, he was asked about EFCA and tried to play it as an economic issue. Specifically, he sounded as though he expects to see the bill brought up after the healthcare debate is over. He mentioned a compromise bill which he indicated he would support but he would like to see a vote on card check.



And for those wondering if Stern knows what he is talking about, think about this: he has made 20 visits to the White House since Barack Obama was sworn into office.