WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. labor leaders say they expect to face some serious payback from Congress for their backing of Democratic candidates in the midterm elections.
An expected hostile Congress led by pro-business Republicans will likely roll back regulations on business and also attack laws on union organizing, union officials said.
"The loss of the U.S. House of Representatives is a real setback," said Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union.
The Detroit Free Press said Sunday one of the expected casualties will be the so-called card check law aimed at making it easier to unionize workplaces. Other losses for labor are expected to include prevailing wage laws, layoffs and cuts to the National Labor Relations Board.
Union leaders say they also suspect the Republicans will push for a new free trade agreement with South Korea that they fear will cost additional American jobs, the Free Press reported.
Republicans counter that unions are interested only in protecting union jobs rather than supporting policies that will create jobs in general, the report said.
