Rep. Brian Higgins talks about the Employee Free Choice Act.
Congressman Higgins says that this country has a history of protecting workers from being exploited by their employers. Higgins says it is time to strengthen the laws protecting workers’ right to form a union. (:45)
April 19, 2005
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