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Organized Labor in Trump World
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 Dec. 7, 2016 | UNIONS | While trying not to appear too spooked or rattled by the prospect of a Trump presidency, organized labor (with a nod to Hunter S. Thompson) nonetheless assumes it’s going to be hit with a million-pound shithammer. They’d be foolish to assume otherwise. And that’s not because the AFL-CIO believes Trump is, at root, anti-labor. Indeed, over the years America’s unions have had a surprisingly respectful if not cordial relationship with Trump. Rather, it derives from the belief that a Republican-dominated House and Senate will insist the White House continue their systematic assault on organized labor, the one that began in 1947, with passage of the Taft-Hartly Act… huffingtonpost.com Related: New House Labor Committee Chair Questions Need for Unions
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