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          | What Critics of the ‘Faster Labor Contracts Act’ Get Wrong |  
          
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            |  Oct. 29, 2025 | LEGAL OPINION | […] I want to address the most common substantive objection to the FLCA: that we shouldn’t place federal bureaucrats in charge of contract negotiations. Whether that view stems from faith in free contracting, a commitment to industrial democracy, or skepticism about an outside adjudicator’s ability to determine what’s best for a specific workplace, I take it that many across the political spectrum (though not all) are wary of arbitrators deciding labor contracts. But this critique misunderstands how first-contract arbitration works. On Labor 
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