ORGANIZED LABOR MOUNTS COMEBACK.(BUSINESS)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: August 31, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: RICHARD COWAN Knight-Ridder News Service

WASHINGTON -- Organized labor in the United States is planning a comeback after decades of dormancy, pouring significant resources over the next three years into attracting new members. Although newly organized workers typically enjoy a 10 percent to 15 percent wage increase over their pre-union salaries, private economists do not see the labor movement's initiative igniting wage inflation.

Labor's main umbrella organization, the AFL-CIO, is planning a 10-fold increase in spending on organizing activities between now and ...

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