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The Changing Face of Unions
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 May 11, 2012 | Union activists rallied outside the headquarters of tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds in Winston-Salem, N.C., last week, seeking better working conditions and pay for laborers on tobacco farms across the state. The protests represents a change in the American labor movement's attitude toward immigrant workers in the United States. The majority of the people the union rallied for are illegal immigrants, a group of workers that many believe drive down the wages for native workers. But three years ago, two of the country's most influential unions, the AFL-CIO and Change to Win, voted to support the legalization of illegal immigrants already here and opposed any new program that would allow employers to bring in any new temporary workers. But not all union members are convinced that legalizing the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country is in their best interest. Full story at The National Journal.
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