Today’s curation focuses on the relationship between manufacturing wages and unionization rates, highlighting key findings on how increased manufacturing jobs do not necessarily lead to better pay without union support. The topics discussed include:
- Decline in manufacturing wages
- Impact of falling unionization rates
- Role of unions in ensuring fair pay
Economics
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How Unions, Not Factories, Made Manufacturing Jobs Desirable and Why Their Decline Matters Today (Real-World Economics Review, 2024-08-13) | The decline in manufacturing wages correlates with falling unionisation rates. Increased manufacturing jobs alone won’t ensure good pay without union support. Unions made such jobs beneficial, not factories. |