Union Boycotts and the Law (RE: Social Protectionism

[Dace]

>I guarantee you, that for every staff person in the whole AFL-CIO and its
>affiliated unions working on international labor law issues, there are one
>hundred staff people working at the federal and state levels around
domestic
>issues.
>-- Nathan Newman
>
>
Nevertheless, the AFL-CIO is advocating social protections for the South
that will not bind employers in the US.  Sweeney should insist that any
regulations that apply abroad should apply equally here at home.  But
Clinton will not tolerate that.  Sweeney wants to be a player, a deal-maker,
even if that means acquiescing to further liberalization.  What he's looking
for is a prestige-enhancing "victory."  He wants that photo-op where he's up
there shaking the president's hand.  That's why he endorsed Gore.  You've
got to suck up to the big boys if you expect them to lend you a helping hand
down the road.

Ted