Why Screwing Unions Screws the Entire Middle Class
source: http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-labor-union-decline
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"ABOUT A YEAR ago, the Pew Research Center looked looked at the sources reporters used for stories on the economy. The White House and members of Congress were often quoted, of course. Business leaders. Academics. Ordinary citizens. If you're under 40, you may not notice anything amiss. Who else is missing, then? Well: "Representatives of organized labor unions," Pew found, "were sources in a mere 2% of all the economy stories studied."
"The strength of unions in postwar America had a profound impact on all people who worked for a living, even those who did not belong to a union themselves." Wages went up, even at nonunion companies. Health benefits expanded, private pensions rose, and vacations became more common. It was unions that made the American economy work for the middle class, and it was their later decline that turned the economy upside-down and made it into a playground for the business and financial classes."
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"The strength of unions in postwar America had a profound impact on all people who worked for a living, even those who did not belong to a union themselves." Wages went up, even at nonunion companies. Health benefits expanded, private pensions rose, and vacations became more common. It was unions that made the American economy work for the middle class, and it was their later decline that turned the economy upside-down and made it into a playground for the business and financial classes."
Read more of at great article at the link above. We researched with lots of links to emphasize the points.
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kennymotown
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Unions are going to make a strong comeback I predict!
- 7 months ago
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kennymotown
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kvb1
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A global financial crisis has discredited the disciples of, and free-market fundamentalism itself. Unions have, despite their own internal problems, lifted the standard of living for everyone.
- 7 months ago
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kvb1
