An AFL-CIO affiliate yesterday launched an online database of more than 60,000 companies, listing information about their executive compensation, overseas job outsourcing, and violations of labor, safety and health standards. The Web site is operated by Working America, a group that advocates on behalf of nonunion workers. The group's site is one of several recent efforts by labor organizations to challenge companies publicly on how they treat their employees.
See "Labor Web Site Keeps Tabs on Business", my Joyce, The Washington Post, November 17, 2005