Monday, June 2, 2014

WHAT UNIONS DO (AND HAVE DONE) FOR AMERICA

In line with my previous post ... Via Upworthy we get the following three graphs that help explain why the American worker and our middle class became the envy of the world, and is now on the ropes.

GRAPH #1: When Union Membership Increases Income Inequality Decreases




GRAPH #2: Unions Help Drag Up the Pay of Other Non-Union Workers




GRAPH #3: Unions Overall Impact on the Middle Class



In a few words, your quality of life is much better today in large part because of what unions have fought for over the past 100-plus years. Collective bargaining makes a difference, as does insuring that there is a basic wage structure that starts with a living wage.



- Mark

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