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    Research ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Do More Powerful Unions Generate Better Pro-Worker Outcomes?

    May 15, 2025 // Unionization is generally associated with higher wages for lower-skilled unionized workers.[37] However, when unionized sectors set higher wages, excess workers shift to nonunionized sectors, increasing the labor supply and lowering wages for lower-skilled nonunion workers.

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    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Labor Unions

    From the Rust Belt to the Ports: A Warning About Extortive Union Demands

    October 4, 2024 // Not all labor unions are ‘pro-worker.’ With 36 ports striking today, the International Longshoremen Association is threatening other jobs, “I will cripple you, and you have no idea what that means."

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