48.9% of Unions members work for the Government

[Benton]

(01-29-2016, 02:35 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Income equality continues to evaporate and private sector union membership declines at the same time.  Must be a coincidence?  Also interesting that you lament the power of the government yet want government employees to be helpless drones for it.

This is one of the biggest reasons our middle class is shrinking.

My opinion is it's in large part due to the trade agreements from the 90s on. A large chunk of U.S. manufacturing got exported with NAFTA. It was great for Canada and Mexico, but horrible for U.S. workers and taxing districts.