We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act
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July 22, 2021 | VIEWPOINT | Gen Z and Millennials are facing a bleak economic future. The answer is to massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces…Like so many other recent college graduates of Gen Z who are trying to enter the workforce, become financially independent and grow our families, we’re seeing the promised “American dream” drift further and further out of reach. The economy our generation enters today is defined by rising inequality and stagnant wages. Debilitating student debt and astronomically high costs of living in metropolitan areas have dwindled our chances of achieving the same economic prosperity as previous generations. Our parents worked jobs that didn’t require a college degree and allowed them to purchase homes at a fraction of today’s price. Now that dream feels more like a fantasy for our cohort of younger workers… In These Times
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