US labor schism could ignite union renewal-analysts
By Kyle Peterson
US labor schism could ignite union renewal-analysts
CHICAGO, July 28 (Reuters) – The historic fracture in the AFL-CIO this week
may be bitter medicine for a U.S. labor movement that has seen membership
sag as it struggles to maintain its relevance in a changing economic
landscape.
The split by the Teamsters union and the service workers union from the
AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. union coalition, on its 50th anniversary could
re-energize organizing efforts directed at difficult industry targets, such
as health care, discount retailers and educators, labor experts said.
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