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Regional Trade Arrangements And Labor Liberalization: (Lost) Opportunities For Experimentation?, Karen E. Bravo
Regional Trade Arrangements And Labor Liberalization: (Lost) Opportunities For Experimentation?, Karen E. Bravo
Saint Louis University Public Law Review
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Mother Jones Meets Gordon Gekko: The Complicated Relationship Between Labor And Private Equity, Matthew T. Bodie
Mother Jones Meets Gordon Gekko: The Complicated Relationship Between Labor And Private Equity, Matthew T. Bodie
All Faculty Scholarship
In 2007 private equity firms came under increasing scrutiny for the favorable tax treatment accorded to their fund managers' compensation. Labor, particularly the Service Workers International Union (SEIU), was instrumental in bringing this issue to the attention of the media and the public. However, SEIU's private equity campaign is just one way in which the union is pursuing its primary concern: increasing the ranks of its members. This Article examines the role that the SEIU private equity campaign plays both in the overall debate about private equity taxation as well as the union's negotiations with private equity firms. It argues …