‘Worker Center or Union’ Probe May be Sign of Things to Come

The Labor Department is said to be investigating whether a Minneapolis worker center is actually a union, a case that could test the Trump administration’s commitment to cracking down on advocacy groups that conservatives claim are fronts for organized labor.

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha—or Center of Workers United in Struggle—has successfully pressured Target, Best Buy, Macy’s, and other major retail brands to use unionized contract janitorial services. Although neither the DOL Office of Labor-Management Standards nor CTUL would confirm it, sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg Law that OLMS began an investigation into the group’s status ...