While this study below claims that unionization is not a major factor in the wage gap it is interesting to note that wages go down as union power cedes. This has been working in tandem.
http://www.frbatlanta.org/filelegacydocs/ACF98.pdf
Decline in upward mobility and decline in wages haunt the American public.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=10287
[quote]Zeppelin795 wrote:
While this study below claims that unionization is not a major factor in the wage gap it is interesting to note that wages go down as union power cedes. This has been working in tandem.
http://www.frbatlanta.org/filelegacydocs/ACF98.pdf
Decline in upward mobility and decline in wages haunt the American public.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=10287[/quote]
The first article is a good read and makes some valid points. However even though I’m a union member I don’t agree that ALL facets of the workplace need unionization.