1. Anti-union propaganda and the union-busting efforts of American corporations and their consultants starting in the 1970's leading up through the policies of Reagan.
2. Globalization and the loss of manufacturing jobs.
SADLY, in the interim American wages have been flat since the 70's and class inequality has exploded.
"Had the fruits of the nation’s economic output been shared over the past 45 years as broadly as they were from the end of World War II until the early 1970s, a full-time worker whose taxable income is at the median would instead be making $92,000 to $102,000" instead of $50k. (RAND Corporation) Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90550015/we-were-shocked-rand-st...
1. Anti-union propaganda and the union-busting efforts of American corporations and their consultants starting in the 1970's leading up through the policies of Reagan.
2. Globalization and the loss of manufacturing jobs.
SADLY, in the interim American wages have been flat since the 70's and class inequality has exploded.
"Had the fruits of the nation’s economic output been shared over the past 45 years as broadly as they were from the end of World War II until the early 1970s, a full-time worker whose taxable income is at the median would instead be making $92,000 to $102,000" instead of $50k. (RAND Corporation) Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90550015/we-were-shocked-rand-st...
READ:
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/akwwvb/us-employers-spend-do...
- https://www.jwj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JohnLogan12_2...
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/jun/2...
- https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/starbucks-history-...
- https://whorulesamerica.ucsc.edu/power/history_of_labor_unio...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_th...
- https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/how-wal...