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The Case for Tripling Union Membership

Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Josh Bivens, Jennifer Sherer, Ben Zipperer, Margaret Polydock Economic Policy Institute
How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy

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Why Labor Needs a Declaration of Political Independence

Les Leopold Common Dreams
No matter how you slice the demographics, aside from Democratic and Republican Party operatives, a new working-class political party independent of the Democrats and Republicans is really popular.

The UAW Volkswagen Contract Is a Win for Unions in the South

Chris Brooks Jacobin
After over 500 days of bargaining, the UAW have reached a first contract with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee — a major breakthrough for unions in the South that lays the ground for further inroads at other employers across the regionl
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