Harmony not on the agenda of the US trade unions

The Los Angeles Times brings an almost hilarious report on the visit of an trade union group from LA, associated with the AFL-CIO, seeking a sistership relationship with the Shanghai trade union.
A nice East-meets-West story, where both parties have even no clue who they are meeting. For the time being, the Chinese concept of a harmonious society seems not yet to catch on in the US delegation.

That approach is in keeping with the Chinese government's push to create a "harmonious society." But it was clear that the Chinese were, both literally and figuratively, speaking another language from the Americans."We come here and they're talking about harmony," said Durazo. "Harmony? With someone who's just thinking about maximum profit? We just can't think that way."