Labor unions declare war on US Chamber of Commerce: Politico
Labor unions and other progressive organizations are taking aim at the nation’s premier business lobby: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
One effort is being led by the Service Employees International Union, which is attacking the Chamber’s history of opposing legislation aimed at helping the working class. Its campaign has two goals: to counter the Chamber’s messages and its motives.
In May, the liberal grass-roots organization MoveOn.org helped generate 10,000 letters from small businesses to the Chamber, urging it to stop lobbying against climate change legislation.
“The Chamber of Commerce should represent the interests of American business - not just the interests of a few of its big donors,” Joe Guggenheim, owner of a small publishing company and a member of the Chamber, said in his letter to the organization.
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