None of these findings is news to us. Our union has been trying to get labor laws strengthened since 1880. Since then, we've lost ground. Employers now have more power to deny workers their right to organize than they have had since the days of blacklisting and the Pinkertons. At tax time, they get to write it all off.
Unions struggle under more regulations than any other type of nonprofit organization.
But many members of Congress aren't satisfied. They want to make even more rules about how we can spend our money, who we can talk to, and how we conduct our meetings. In this election year, politicians are trying to ease workers' concerns about global trade by claiming that the U.S. will press for labor standards in the countries we do trade with. It should lead by example. And if you think workers have trouble getting represented now, I want you to think about how tough things will get within the next few years if we elect an anti-worker president.