Posted by Dave on 06/10/08 at 08:29:25 am
Categories: Labor

Fears Of A Union Renaissance:

Who's afraid of a little organized labor? U.S. business, that's who.

Union membership encompasses just 7.5% of the private sector, but the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is fearful of a potential resurgence in the United States. Now the group, which represents business interests, is opposing a laundry list of bills fluttering about Capitol Hill, which the chamber says would make it easier to organize a union, expand worker benefits at the expense of employers and lift the caps on punitive damages sought by employees in lawsuits.

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