Basically the more interesting stat, is that Union membership in this country is in danger of dropping into single digits[1] and that has two effects, one it increases the ability of companies to keep wages low, and perhaps more importantly to unions it disempowers them from the political scene. From as far back as early 2014 there have been a large PR campaign to push for unionization, from trying to demonize companies like Uber or Instacart which pay a minimum amount to the people that make the companies work, to stuff like this which tries to position the world as unaffordable as the "rich" race away with the money.
But submarine PR or not, its important to put stories you see in the context of who benefits and how. Critical thinking and reading is key here.
ChuckMcM|10 years ago
Basically the more interesting stat, is that Union membership in this country is in danger of dropping into single digits[1] and that has two effects, one it increases the ability of companies to keep wages low, and perhaps more importantly to unions it disempowers them from the political scene. From as far back as early 2014 there have been a large PR campaign to push for unionization, from trying to demonize companies like Uber or Instacart which pay a minimum amount to the people that make the companies work, to stuff like this which tries to position the world as unaffordable as the "rich" race away with the money.
But submarine PR or not, its important to put stories you see in the context of who benefits and how. Critical thinking and reading is key here.
[1] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm