EFCA Could Be Law Within 5 Months: Union Leader

By Ben James

Law360, New York (March 02, 2009, 12:00 AM ET) -- AFL-CIO Executive Council member and union leader James Williams said Tuesday that he expected the controversial Employee Free Choice Act to pass in the next four or five months.

Williams, general president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, is one of more than 40 members who comprise the AFL-CIO's Executive Council.

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis met with the Executive Council in Miami on Monday and Tuesday, and Vice President Joe Biden is slated to meet with the council on Thursday. Williams is...
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