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Is the Union Movement Making a Comeback?
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Jan. 25, 2012 | The fate of unionism is all about class power in American society and the ideologies that motivate those who either defend or defame these institutions. The Occupy Wall Street protests have moved issues of economic inequality closer to the top of the contemporary political agenda, but it's the unions that have long ameliorated the stark disparities of wealth and income that an unfettered capitalism so naturally produces. Tax fairness is a big political issue this campaign season, but of far greater impact on the distribution of American wealth and power is the existence of a union movement and the prospect that it might one day grow again. Full story at CNN Opinion
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