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Originally Posted by dyna mo
from the article:
inflated overall costs do not justify something that only accounts for 20-30% of wage inequality.
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Says you. I'm sure most people you ask wouldn't mind getting an extra 30% if it meant being in a union which protected their rights. Unions also raise wages for non-union workers because they are able to argue for greater equity due to their ability to negotiate from a stronger point than individuals. Which is EXACTLY why large corporations like wal-mart hate them so much.
"Prior to the 1980s, productivity gains and workers? wages moved in tandem: as workers produced more per hour, they saw a commensurate increase in their earnings. Yet wages and productivity growth have decoupled since the late 1970s. Looking from 1980 to 2008, nationwide worker productivity grew by 75.0 percent, while workers? inflation-adjusted average wages increased by only 22.6 percent, which means that workers were compensated for only 30.2 percent of their productivity gains."
WOW they actually used to pay people for working harder. Imagine that.
"If American workers were rewarded for 100 percent of their increases in labor productivity between 1980 and 2008?as they were during the middle part of the 20th century?average wages would be $28.53 per hour?42.7 percent higher than the average real wage in 2008."
That is the real reason large companies don't want unions. They would have to pay their workers more plain and simple.
http://www.americanprogressaction.or...actsheets.html