The L.A. Times reports that card check may be losing enough support to be in danger of not passing…

‘Card check’ bill loses key supporters

Reporting from Washington — Whether you label it the “card check” bill or the Employee Free Choice Act, you can also call it something else — in deep trouble.

Key senators this week appeared to cripple prospects for passing the highly polarizing measure, the labor movement’s top priority in Congress, which is aimed at making it easier for workers to join unions.

The latest hurdle came Friday, when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she would seek alternative legislation that was less divisive. Feinstein, a past sponsor of the act, cited the flailing economy as a reason; other critics of the bill have said it would drive up operating costs for businesses at a perilous time.

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