The 5 Biggest Corporate Lies About Unions

[TexasTowelie]

Don’t believe the lies. Today’s unions are growing, expanding, and boosting the wages and economic prospects of those who need them most.


ealthy corporations and their enablers have spread 5 big lies about unions in order to stop workers from organizing and to protect their own bottom lines. Know the truth and spread the truth.

Lie #1: Labor unions are bad for workers. Wrong. Unions are good for all workers—even those who are not unionized. In the mid-1950s, when a third of all workers in the United States were unionized, wages grew in tandem with the economy. That’s because workers across America—even those who were not unionized—had significant power to demand and get better wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions. Since then, as union membership has declined, the middle class has shrunk as well.

Lie #2: Unions hurt the economy. Wrong again. When workers are unionized they can negotiate better wages, which in turn spreads the economic gains more evenly and strengthens the middle class. This creates a virtuous cycle: Wages increase, workers have more to spend in their communities, businesses thrive, and the economy grows. Since the 1970s, the decline in unionization accounts for one-third of the increase in income inequality. Without unions, wealth becomes concentrated at the top and the gains don’t trickle down to workers.

Lie #3: Labor unions are as powerful as big business. No way. Labor union membership in 2018 accounted for 10.5 percent of the American workforce, while large corporations account for almost three-quarters of the entire American economy. And when it comes to political power, it’s big business and small labor. In the 2018 midterms, labor unions contributed less than $70 million to parties and candidates, while big corporations and their political action committees contributed $1.6 billion. This enormous gulf between business and labor is a huge problem. It explains why most economic gains have been going to executives and shareholders rather than workers. But this doesn’t have to be the case.

Read more: https://prospect.org/article/5-biggest-corporate-lies-about-unions
(American Prospect)

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Organized labor is the backbone of our country.

If we want to have a strong middle class we have to make unions strong again. Business does not care about workers. They have to organize in order to have any power against these worthless barons of business.

[guillaumeb]

2. Recommended.

In the 1960s, union workers made up about 35% of the workforce. Today, barely 8% of the workforce is unionized, and the working class enjoys stagnant wages while the 1% are richer than ever.

[doc03]

3. Thanks to the USWA I get a good pension and

have been able to enjoy retirement for 10 years now. Many of my co workers were stupid enough to sell their pensions now they blame the union.