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To: central_va

Recall that labor unions artificially raised labor costs way beyond what could be justified in the market and those unions protected lazy, low-quality workers. That led to the offshoring.


34 posted on 09/22/2023 9:36:17 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Recall that labor unions artificially raised labor costs way beyond what could be justified in the market and those unions protected lazy, low-quality workers. That led to the offshoring.

Right wing Myth. At the height of unionized labor in the 1950's the number of manufacturing jobs that were unionized was around 25%. Most of the offshored jobs were non-union to begin with.

40 posted on 09/22/2023 11:29:34 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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