Labor-Bush Wars Intensify
POLITICO - Union leaders haven’t banked many high-profile victories since the Democratic takeover last year. But they are leaving their mark in a less noticed arena: the congressional rewrite of the Labor Department’s budget.
The intensity of this largely obscure budget fight illustrates how success can sometimes come in inches despite big partisan shifts. It also offers a glimpse of the profound antipathy the Bush administration has for its Democrat-aligned labor rivals.
The latest flash point in the labor-Bush wars is over funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards, which is charged with monitoring union finances
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