Typically, Southern leaders claim union representation deters business recruitment and job growth. These days, there's concern the United Auto Workers might have inroads to a Volkswagen assembly plant in Chattanooga. In today's articles, a state chamber official predicts the failure of unionization in the South, while the AFL-CIO president foresees a new dawn in the region's labor relations. To comment, go to: http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-forward/
Today's columnists:
- Unions coming to the South by Richard Trumka
- Unions cost jobs by Chris Clark
- Bogus Black Friday strikes by Richard Berman
Today's moderator: Rick Badie
Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he's covered the region's immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC's Gwinnett edition.
