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What happened? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Union membership peaked in the 1950s at one-third of the workforce. At that time, despite pervasive racial and gender discrimination, overall income inequality was close to its lowest level since its peak before the Great Depression, and was continuing to fall.
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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Thank you very much, interesting read!

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