On labor's strategy - poll on new non-strike job actions; Where I Stand - Brief Article

Nation's Business, Feb, 1996

Background: The AFL-CIO, organized labor's umbrella organization, has chosen new activist leaders who are planning an aggressive organizing campaign that could include unconventional, nonstrike actions. (See the cover story, Page 16.) These questions seek your views on whether a newly energized union movement will succeed. Results of this poll will be forwarded to administration officials and congressional leaders. Send the attached, postage-paid Reader Response Card. Or circle your answers below and fax this page to (202) 463-6636.

1 Is Your business prepared for a resurgence of union activity? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Unsure

2 Could aggressive nonstrike tactics by unions threaten you business? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Unsure

3 Could a strike against your firm be effective? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Unsure

4 Could your business survive a "corporate campaign"? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Unsure

5 Can unions reverse the decline of their share of the work force through their aggrressive new organizing campaigns? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Unsure

6 Would you be willing to respond to a "corporate campaign" with equally aggressive tactics? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Unsure