Faye Guenther’s multiyear plan to revolutionize the grocery workers union.
The bill would have prohibited both public and private sector employees from being required to either join a union or pay union dues as a condition of their employment.
"Union struggles reflect on all jobs," said Jane Smith, 30, a data scientist from San Francisco. "Unions won the struggle for a 40-hour workweek, and we are all benefiting from that still. Unions also fight for higher wages, which translate to higher wages for all Americans." The BART strike is a symptom of "the income and wealth inequality that is plaguing our nation," she said. "I can't believe that people are missing the point."
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