EFCA opponent's newest meme: EFCA "will cost millions of jobs"

[Earth Bound Misfit]

Citing an "independent quantitative analysis" by economist Dr. Anne Layne-Farrar who works for the Law and Economics Consulting Group (LECG), described as a "non-partisan economic consulting group in Chicago".

Non-partisan. That's a good one.

Dr Farrar notes on the first page of the report: "Financial support from The Alliance to Save Main Street Jobs is gratefully acknowledged". Hmmm. Who or what is "The Alliance to Save Main Street Jobs" you ask?:

About the Alliance to Save Main Street Jobs: The Alliance is chaired by HR Policy Association and includes the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Associated Builders and Contractors, The International Council of Shopping Centers, the Real Estate Roundtable, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Non-partisan. BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

ETA link to report (pdf) http://thetruthaboutefca.com/media/docs/efcaStudy_layneFarrar.pdf

[Earth Bound Misfit]

1. Dr. Layne-Farrar is a biased conservative economist

She speaks on the conservative talk show circuit, most recently on Ed Morrissey's show.

[Omaha Steve]

2. Great find

K&R!

[Earth Bound Misfit]

3. Look who is going to speak at the Senate health committee hearings

on tuesday: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/06/senate-holds-hearing-on-e_n_172640.html

The Senate health committee is set to host the first hearings of the legislative session on the Employee Free Choice Act this Tuesday, a union official says. It's the truest indication yet that Democrats in Congress are willing to plow forward with the hotly contested measure.

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"The hearing is likely going to hinge on the economic impact of EFCA," said the official. "It is going to be framing EFCA in the context of the current economic crisis."

There will be four witnesses in each session: three from the pro-EFCA side and one from the anti-EFCA side. The full list is below:

SENATE COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPOWERING WORKERS

Panel I:

Dr. Paula Voos, Chair, Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, DC

Rev. Jim Wallis, President and Executive Director, Sojourners, Washington, DC

Dr. Anne Layne-Farrar, Director, LECG Consulting, Chicago, IL

[pberq]

4. Thanks for that information