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How Did We Get Here: Decline of Labor Movement

Jul 27, 2011 | By Page May [1]

The percent of American workers belonging to a union has been in decline since the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947. The fall in union membership has contributed to increasing wage inequality and a decline in civic engagement.

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[2] http://www.networklobby.org/files/Decline of Labor_0.pdf
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