> 95% of french workers are *covered* by collective
> bargaining in france, in contrast, u.s. *anti-labor*
> laws function to restrict such *coverage* to about
> 17% of u.s. workers...
Far from fighting for extension of coverage, American unions boast of "union difference," i.e., the difference between wages and conditions of union and non-union workers; <http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/why/uniondifference/>.
Come to think of it, though, the "union difference" is nothing to be proud of. :-|
Yoshie Furuhashi <http://montages.blogspot.com> <http://monthlyreview.org> <http://mrzine.org>