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The Rise and Fall of US Labor Unions, and Why They Still Matter

Posted On: Mar 30, 2015

Mar. 30, 2015 | ORGANIZED LABOR | theconversation.com … The US labor movement was once the core institution fighting for average workers. Over the last half century, its ranks have been decimated. An expanding body of research demonstrates just what this loss has meant: the growth of economic and political inequality, stalled progress on racial integration and the removal of an established pathway for immigrant populations to assimilate economically. Yet despite their decline, unions in the US retain some power in certain pockets of the country. Recent successes by these organizations reveal the importance of a revitalized labor movement for the nation's economic and civic health. Full story...