Reforming labor law

From: USA Today | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

If the National Labor Relations Board is reorganized, "Employers, unions, and employees can have confidence that each will receive a fair hearing, regardless of which political party is in control of the reins of government."

THE 1997 TEAMSTERS' strike against United Parcel Service (UPS) was heralded as a sign of the resurgence of unionism in the U.S. The union appeared to have struck over a popular issue-part-time work-and it seemed to have the support of the public. The strike ended in what looked like a triumph for the Teamsters and organized labor.

After the strike, however, unionism ...

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