Sounds nice, but it's antiunion: the labor racketeering bill. From: The Nation | Date: February 25, 1984| Author: Compa, Lance | COPYRIGHT 1984 The Nation Company L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Sounds Nice, But It's Antiunion

The labor racketeering bill now before Congress has juggled the traditional lineup of labor's friends and foes. Among those favoring the measure, formally titled the Labor-Management Racketeering Act, are seventy-five senators, the dissident Teamsters for a Democratic Union and A.F.L.-C.I.O. president Lane Kirkland. Opposing it are leaders of the conservative building trade unions, liberal Democrats in the House and civil libertarians. U...

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