Diminished expectations: Democratic labor bill waters down 'card check'

House Democrats will vote Thursday on legislation that amounts to a wish list for unions but waters down one measure labor leaders have wanted for years: card check.

Card check, which would make labor organizing far easier by effectively removing secret ballot elections, was a goal of Democrats during the Obama administration and was a top priority for unions. Yet the Democratic legislation teed up for this week, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, doesn’t include it.