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MilesColtrane
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Tue Apr-27-10 10:04 PM
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There was a thread earlier today with a lot of speculation about why the middle class has been in steep decline.
There was much finger pointing at Starbucks and Blackberry, but almost no recognition that union membership has declined over the past forty plus years.
In 1945 almost 1/3 of the workforce was unionized. Now only about 7% of private sector workers belong to a union.
It's pretty simple really.
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