The right of US workers to organize was dealt a major blow today as the National Labor Relations Board ruled temporary workers will no longer be able to collectively bargain with their permanent-status co-workers. The three Bush-appointed NLRB members argued that temporary employees are different than permanent workers. The two dissenting board members said this essentially puts the right to collectively bargain in the employer's hands - excluding a growing temp workforce from the benefits of union representation. The 2.5 million temporary workers in the US will now only be allowed to organize if both their temporary agency and the company where they work approve something union organizers believe is almost impossible to achieve.