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Publication Date: September 2002
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Charles P. Griffin
Research Area: Labor
Keywords: Labor
Type: Report
Coverage: Oregon
Abstract:
After decades of declining political influence, labor unions have pledged to multiply their election efforts this year with a $35 million war chest. The first real test of organized labor’s new activism--Oregon’s special election for a United States Senate seat--resulted in a narrow victory for the candidate heavily backed by big labor. Similar efforts can be expected in numerous House and Senate races this fall.