In this report:
Sources
AFL-CIO, "BushWatch," miscellaneous items including Repealed worker protection and labor-management relations rules (Feb. 2001); Repealed federal contractor rule that scrutinized corporate lawbreakers during competition for government contracts (Dec. 2001); Revoked union representation for hundreds of workers in five Dept. of Justice divisions (Jan. 2002); Denies airport screeners freedom to choose a union (Jan. 2003); Terminated collective bargaining rights for 1300 federal workers (Feb. 2003); National Labor Relations Board says law doesn't apply to graduate employees (July 2004); Allows substandard wages for construction workers rebuilding Gulf Coast (Sept. 2005); Scraps affirmative action rules for Katrina contractors (Sept. 2005); Takes away millions of workers' rights to join a union (Sept. 2006).
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