Union Shifts and Market Shakeups Create Complex Trade Relations

摘要

The intersection of 16th and I Streets in Washington, D.C., couldn't be a better icon of the complex and ironic state of construction labor relations these days. On one side of the street, the gold symbol of the Laborers' International Union of North America shines brightly. On the other, big black letters announce the headquarters of the AFL-CIO. Once inextricably linked, these two organizations now are estranged.