Atlantic contributor Matthew Cooper writes that even with the support of newly sworn-in Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that has been heavily lobbied by unions, remains stuck in the Senate.

Says Cooper: "The problem that's plagued the bill for months still remains: 60 Democrats don't support it and the Republicans are determined to filibuster the measure."

That's probably music to the ears of the business community, which has united to oppose the legislation.

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