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How labor unions shape society | Margaret Levi

TED Business

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The Rise of the Unions

Margaret Hoover: Unions transformed lives. They enabled even the worst off to achieve the American dream. She says unions help people get dignity, rise out of poverty and inhibit workplace harassment. Hoover: So why are they in such serious decline? Because the odds are stacked against them.

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