union woes

[Russell Grinker]

Interestingly last year's South African strike stats were out today and show
a massive drop in strike days from something like 3.1 million in 1999 to
only about half a million last year. The South  African labour movement is
in serious trouble.  But then our "slowdown" has been far worse than
anything recently seen in the US. We are however supposed to have a
labour-friendly government but it doesn't seem to have helped the rank and
file much.

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
To: lbo-talk <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Date: 16 January 2001 05:04
Subject: union woes


>Wall Street Journal - Wall Street Journal - January 16, 2001
>
>As Economy Cools, Union Leaders
>Predict Further Decline in Ranks
>
>By YOCHI J. DREAZEN
>Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
>
>WASHINGTON -- The slowdown in economic growth threatens to reduce the
>size and clout of the nation's unions -- just as their political
>agendas are under fire from a Republican-controlled Congress and
>White House.
.