The Rise And Fall Of US Labor Unions, And Why They Still Matter
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Written by Jake Rosenfeld, University of Washington Editor’s note: this is the first in a weekly series of articles on organized labor, to culminate on International Workers Day on May 1. The US labor movement was once the core institution …