This afternoon the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Employee Free Choice Act by a vote of 241 to 185.
The vote broke down right along party lines with the following exceptions: 13 Republicans (Ferguson, Fossella, Murphy (Tim), McHugh, McCotter, LoBiondo, LaTourette, King (NY), Saxton, Shays, Smith (NJ), Walsh (NY), and Young (AK)) voted in favor and 2 Democrats (Taylor and Boren) voted against. Boren surprised me a bit because he is former Senator Boren’s son – old line established Democrats – and from a relatively liberal district – well, liberal for Oklahoma anyway. Gutsy vote and I applaud him for it.
Now the fight goes to the Senate. This is where the sledding will get a little tougher for the bill’s proponents. It is not clear when the Senate will take up the matter, but let your Senator know how you feel about the issue.
