Union Leaders Vow to Fight Business ‘Assault’ on Regulations
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Labor unions today said they would mobilize against what they called an attack on regulatory protections, urging President Barack Obama to pursue tighter rules on companies instead.
“We must redouble our efforts to win new, stronger worker protections and rights,” the AFL-CIO said in a statement after two days of meetings in Washington on issues facing the labor movement. “The administration needs to move forward with much-needed worker protection and not pull back in the face of Republican and business opposition.”