Reply #54: We need to increase radically the size and power of labor unions in America as well.

[Selatius]

As long as a private sector exists in the economy, there will always be a need for large labor unions to ensure wages do not fall to unsustainable levels.

Since the Taft-Hartley Act passed against the objections of President Truman, labor union power in America has been decreasing.

Raising the minimum wage will address wage issues towards the lower end of the income ladder, but labor unions address pay gaps throughout the income ladder.