Another Sign of the Death of EFCA

—By Nick Baumann

| Mon Aug. 3, 2009 10:52 AM PDT

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), one of the most labor-friendly senators, is headed to the White House for a closed-door meeting with the President this afternoon. It's one of a series of meetings on health care, Harkin's office says. Noticeably not on the agenda is the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for unions to organize.

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