FTAA & unions

[Teufelsdröckh]

Terrance wrote:

>> As trade becomes more 'free,' labor unions are still
>> restricted from organizing in most countries.

> The only thing I see that is global in all this are these
> essays and books, not the facts. Now, the USA has Unions,
> you can organize here, Unionize, but Unions have lost most
> of the power they worked and died for. Now, Union membership
> is around 13%, again check my numbers they might be dated.
> Why is Union membership down?

Since the death of Roosevelt, the hard-won rights of unions to organize
have been steadily reduced, most notably by the Taft-Hartley Act of
1947. And that NAFTA sure gives management an edge in negotiations!

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Teufelsdröckh