Despite the fact that organized labor represents only 14 percent of the U.S. workforce, it promises to exert an unusually disproportionate influence over the elections this fall—for President, for the entire House of Representatives, and for one third of the Senate. That is because labor traditionally puts its strength behind
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The United States is a land of immigrants. The liberal principles embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution have enabled it to make Americans out of people from widely diverse places and cultures. Yet, from the nation’s founding, immigration has been a contentious issue, particularly when the newcomers
A joint U.S.-Canadian conference convened last year to explore and gain insights into nonunion forms of representation. Held in Banff, Alberta, the conference sought to promote a dialogue on NUR, and address worker issues, legal and consulting strategies, public policy, union perspectives, and management concerns around the issue. The conference