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LOOKING FOR THE UNION LABEL

With the unlikely aid of Republican Congressman Jack Kemp, union interests pushed legislation (HR-281) through the House in April that in effect conscripts construction workers into unions. This measure (now being considered by the Senate) makes many non-union construction workers subject to union-shop collective-bargaining agreements and, incidentally, legalizes common-situs and multi-situs picketing. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, if this legislation were extended to all industry, “union membership in the U.S. could double without a single vote being cast.”

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LOOKING FOR THE UNION LABEL

With the unlikely aid of Republican Congressman Jack Kemp, union interests pushed legislation (HR-281) through the House in April that in effect conscripts construction workers into unions. This measure (now being considered by the Senate) makes many non-union construction workers subject to union-shop collective-bargaining agreements and, incidentally, legalizes common-situs and multi-situs picketing. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, if this legislation were extended to all industry, “union membership in the U.S. could double without a single vote being cast.”