Today, May 1, 2014, is International Labor Day. It is worth summing up how well American workers—and their unions—have fared over the past year; since the so-called economic recovery began in mid-2009; and for the recent decades preceding. What’s happened to jobs, wages and incomes, health and retirement security, and other indicators of the
A May Day 2014 Lament For American Labor
Today, May 1, 2014, is International Labor Day. It is worth summing up how well American workers—and their unions—have fared over the past year; since the so-called economic recovery began in mid-2009; and for the recent decades preceding. What’s happened to jobs, wages and incomes, health and retirement security, and other indicators of the quality […]