New Study: Union Candidates Deliver for Workers

Source: Jacobin · Bias: Far Left

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Organized labor’s political power has declined dramatically over the past half century. Union density has fallen from more than 30% of the workforce in the 1960s to less than 10% today — and labor’s footprint in campaign finance has shrunk in parallel. Meanwhile, the historic bond between unions and working-class voters has frayed. In 2024, […]

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New Study: Union Candidates Deliver for Workers

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Organized labor’s political power has declined dramatically over the past half century. Union density has fallen from more than 30% of the workforce in the 1960s to less than 10% today — and labor’s footprint in campaign finance has shrunk in parallel. Meanwhile, the historic bond between unions and working-class voters has frayed. In 2024, […]