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UNIONS ARE HERE TO STAY (THANK GOD)

Tue Nov 2, 2010 11:44 AM EDT
pensions, labor, politics, unions, middle-class, politics-news, public-employees, third-world-america
By leonardsdigest
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History is a good teacher. When unions were growing so did the middle class. As unions declined, so did the middle class. It is time to return to our roots and re-build the labor movement. The ONLY way wages are going to increase is if workers became a political force in this country once again. For far too long, big corporations and the very wealthy have used the political system to line their pockets. While the rest of us have seen our incomes decline.

We need to organize and fight back. We need a capitalist country that once again works for all the people, not just the corporate fat cats!

Check out these links to learn more about unions:

Defending the Middle-Class: Why We Need Unions, Pensions, and Public Employees

Why We Need Stronger Unions, and How to Get Them

JOIN A UNION

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