AJC
Moderator’s introduction
Maria House of Breman, a member of the Haralson County Tea Party Patriots, gathers Wednesday with other supporters to counter local unions gathering to support public employees in Wisconsin.
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.
