Star Tribune, October 28, 2012, Sunday

Star Tribune

October 28, 2012, Sunday

Star Tribune (full article)

Employers get control by turning to lockouts

This give-a-little-to-get-a-lot approach marks the decision by most employers who force showdowns with organized labor at a time when union membership at private companies has shrunk, said Rick Hurd, a professor of labor relations at Cornell University.

"The goal," he said, "may be to replace the union by attrition."