A new study finds that the introduction of “right-to-work” laws has reduced the unionization rate by 2.1 percentage points and lowered worker wages by 2.6% in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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How the Decline of Unions Has Caused Inequality to Rise in Each Midwest State
A new report finds that union decline has resulted in economic redistribution from workers to owners.
A new study released today by the Midwest Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign illustrates the effect of union decline...
Cullerton: Rauner sold out ‘grand bargain’ by injecting himself
The top Democrat in the Illinois Senate abruptly canceled key votes Wednesday on a plan to end the state’s historic budget stalemate, accusing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner of sabotaging a compromise that had been months in the making. Senate President John Cullerton of Chicago ditched his earlier vow to call votes on key parts of...
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