Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2012, Wednesday

Los Angeles Times

February 22, 2012, Wednesday

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Union forges a new alliance with carwash workers

That's why it makes more sense to organize this type of worker in an association, rather than a nontraditional union, said Richard Hurd, a professor at Cornell's Industrial and Labor Relations School. Organizing a traditional union can take years because groups have to file petitions for election and companies can challenge the process every step of the way.