Ikea seems to be treating its American workers at a furniture plant in Danville, Virginia a good deal worse than it does its Swedish workers back at home. The workers are trying to unionize; in response Ikea has hired the famous union-busting-specializing law firm Jackson-Lewis. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary for American labor relations in the 21st century, but in Sweden, eyebrows are being raised.
From How the World Works – Salon.com
This is what the GOP wants. To turn America into a 3rd world nation that competes not on value-add but on low wages and low taxes. Expect to see more of this.
