> I rather doubt that any significant amount would be spent outside the U.S.
> The objective of most unions' organizing funds is to increase dues paying
> members, market penetration, and influence with employers in bargaining.
> "Solidarity" measures are generally consigned to the organization's
> international affairs dept., if they have one, or to the AFL-CIO.
Too bad, if international capital were equally parochial when looking for investmentopportunities then labor would have a much fairer fight. A priori there is no reason why could not be International Unions with dues paying members any more than IBM's operations have to be restricted to the US.
--mike
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