By Richard Berman, Published June 07, 2013, FoxNews.com
This Friday, hundreds of union organizers and striking workers will descend upon Bentonville, Arkansas, as Walmart begins its annual shareholder meeting. Organized by union-backed OUR Walmart, the union agitators will protest the retailer’s labor policies. There’s just one small wrinkle: OUR Walmart walks like a union and talks like a union, but -- due to their attempt to create a loophole in Federal labor law -- isn’t subject to the regulations and the reporting requirements that keep union activities fair and labor leaders honest.
Welcome to the “worker center,” a clever effort to take advantage of this loophole and give union front groups the ability to operate beyond the reach of the law. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has singled them out as a new model of organization and worker representation. Employers and legislators should take note. To Read more:
Welcome to the “worker center,” a clever effort to take advantage of this loophole and give union front groups the ability to operate beyond the reach of the law. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has singled them out as a new model of organization and worker representation. Employers and legislators should take note. To Read more:
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