Panel to Study Overhaul of Labor Law; Administration Move Signals Increased Support to Unions

From: The Washington Post | Date: February 17, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

The Clinton administration will create a special commission to determine whether the nation's basic labor law should be overhauled to restore the balance of power between unions and employers, Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich said today.

"It is my intention and the president's intention to restore a level playing field to labor-management relations," Reich said after a two-hour meeting with leaders of the AFL-CIO. He said the commission would be named within the next two weeks.

At the same time, the labor secretary made it clear that the administration considered legislation banning striker ...

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