WASHINGTON -- The hurdles workers face when forming unions were being highlighted today by the AFL-CIO as part of International Human Rights Day. Unions organized more than 90 events in 38 states.
"Behind the closed doors of the workplaces of America, workers face incredible, often ruthless, opposition" to forming unions, said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was named by unions as a company that works to block union organizing, but the company denied it acts illegally.
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