Workers who are never in a union were projected to earn around $2.1 million their whole careers, while those who were in unions for their whole careers were estimated to make $3.4 million, according to a Cornell University study.
Throughout the United States, racial separation remains a common feature of collective life. The consequences are significant for left political organizing aimed at building a multiracial working-class majority.
World-changing events as masses vote and hit the streets
Support for unions is on the rise as workers take action to raise pay and conditions amid booming company profits.
Railroad workers bargaining for better pay and working conditions are at an impasse with their employers, causing the federal government to intervene to ward off a disruptive strike. But railworkers should be allowed to strike if and when they want to.
Strikes, strife, strategies and solidarity
Brazilians prepare for a momentous vote
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We answered a viewer’s question about the decline of unionization.
This week: left economists cut through the baloney, rumblings of general strike, and a guide to wrecking your party
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