Big boxes suggest alternative to EFCA

Three big-box companies are proposing what they call an alternative to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) – legislation that would make it easier for unions to organize workers. While big business has long opposed the legislation, they haven’t created an alternative yet. Now, Whole Foods, Starbucks and Costco have formed the “Committee for a Level Playing Field for Union Elections”, and are offering a proposal that they say will improve union access to employees – although the Committee still opposes EFCA. Aura Bogado speaks with Eileen O’Connor, the attorney for the law firm Orrick, representing the Committee for a Level Playing Field.