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:: Monday, December 01, 2003 ::
US Shoppers Join Counter Revolution by Duncan Campbell
Benefits Battle Could Be One of Most Critical Strikes in American Labor History
The stakes are high. Victory for the strikers would accelerate attempts to unionize other big service companies, say union organizers; defeat could have a chilling effect on recruitment. Union leaders say the strike could be the first round in a fight in which major companies seek to reduce traditional benefits because they claim they are being undercut by vast non-union firms, such as Wal-Mart.
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