The blurry line between worker centers and unions

By Heather Greenaway

Published December 28, 2017 5:01am ET

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The blurry line between worker centers and unions — In this photo from Sept. 4, 2017, members of the Service Employees International Union, SEIU, gather for a Labor Day rally in downtown Los Angeles. The SEIU works with traditional unions, but it also partners with worker centers that operate just outside of federal labor law, allowing them to recruit and organize in a manner that traditional union organizers cannot. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) | Richard Vogel

It is no secret that Big Labor’s relationship with the Obama administration was a cozy one.

A string of policy decisions and political appointments helped advance a decidedly pro-union agenda, tilting the proverbial scales within the National Labor Relations Board heavily in favor of huge union donors, including the Service Employees International Union.

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