By: Philip R. Kujawa

The security industry and virtually all other employers in our nation have derived an unexpected benefit, perhaps only temporarily, from the recession and the worst economic condition in our country since the Great Depression. It is largely because of the dire economic conditions that the President concentrated a vast amount of his initial efforts in developing and implementing an economic stimulus package ― instead of attempting to make good on a campaign promis to organized labor by aggressively pushing for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, (EFCA) (H.R. 1409) during the first 100 days of his presidency.

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Reprinted/posted by permission. The National Council of Investigation and Security Services, Inc., grants permission to reprint/post all or part of the article entitled, "The Other Edge of the Sword: The Employee Free Choice Act," by Phillp R. Kujawa. , from the Fall 2009 edition of The NCISS Report.

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