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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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Interesting comparison, but I don't think the correlation is enough here. There's every likelihood that the reduction in union membership and the reduction in pay are both the result of some other factor.
Saying that though, unions are a good thing.
Especially given that union memberships mirrors but lags a few years behind the fall in income share.
Was going to note that too. I suspect workers are not willing to participate in unions because unions are less able to deliver higher pay (which is a big disincentive for participation). This could be a result of changing labour laws which reduce the fundamental efficacy of unions but regardless the outcome is lower willingness to participate.