Incoming U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she expects early 2007 House action on a bill backed by unions, but opposed by business interests, to make it easier for employees to organize. In remarks after a meeting with leaders from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Pelosi reiterated her plans for quick action in January on issues such as raising the minimum wage. She also said action can be expected, later in the legislative session, on "repealing of incentives for American businesses to send jobs overseas.'
See "Pelosi Sees Early House Work on Union Bill", Reuters, The New York Times, December 6, 2006