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In Brief: Is this a “Hot Labor Summer”? (with Lauren Kaori Gurley)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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The Union Paradox: The Tight Labor Market and the Low Unemployment Rate

Unions are the most popular among Americans, according to a Gallup poll. But since the 1980s, union membership in the United States has fallen by 50%. Right to work laws that have been passed in a number of states make it more difficult for workers to join unions. There's this heightened awareness toward income inequality coming out of the 2008 recession.

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