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[https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/03/22/unfair-state-tax-codes-also-exacerbate- by Jessica Corbett 11/8/25 Common Dreams] | [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/03/22/unfair-state-tax-codes-also-exacerbate- by Jessica Corbett 11/8/25 Common Dreams] | ||
"This isn't shared sacrifice—it's class warfare," said one policy expert. | "This isn't shared sacrifice—it's class warfare," said one policy expert. | ||
=====Democracy Cannot Thrive Without Thriving Labor Unions===== | |||
[https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/labor-union-democracy by Adam Dean Jamie McCallum 27/1/24 Common Dreams] | |||
On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that the share of workers represented by unions was 11.2% in 2023, down slightly from 11.3% in 2022. This news of stagnation is especially sobering for the American labor movement because the past year was full of major victories and growing momentum. The UAW’s ‘stand up’ strike led to record contracts for autoworkers, graduate students around the country won union elections, and public support for labor unions reached near-record highs—especially among young Americans. | |||
