New federal legislation would prevent companies from getting a tax break for engaging in what are often illegal union-busting tactics. Labor groups say companies spend millions of dollars on hired consultants who threaten workers with termination for exercising their right to unionize, then claim the cost of those consultants as a standard business tax write-off. Elena Lopez, senior legislative specialist for the Communications Workers of America, said as workers are organizing for better wages and working conditions, taxpayers are subsidizing the efforts to stop them. .
The head of the
Teamsters union stared down UPS with a potential
multibillion-dollar strike that could have damaged the U.S.
economy but instead won gains for workers, and he is proud to be
called.
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