Red-hot labor market has helped boost unions

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3 thoughts on “Red-hot labor market has helped boost unions

  1. Unions created the middle class. When they began to shrink so did the middle class. Joining together to be able to have a job that provides the wages and benefits (health care & pension) to raise a family is a good thing.

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