Increasing evidence demonstrates the ways in which bargaining power shapes economic outcomes. One’s economic success is not merely defined by individual characteristics such as education. Equitable Growth’s work on unions and collective action in the United States examines the ways in which institutions intersect with economic trends and individual characteristics to ensure that workers can share in the gains of the economic growth to which they contribute.
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Unions in the United States improve worker safety and lower health inequality
December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022
Factsheet: How strong unions can restore workers’ bargaining power
May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020
Latino workers are often segregated into bad jobs, but a strong U.S. labor movement can boost job quality and U.S. economic growth
October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
Unions and the enforcement of labor rights: How organized labor protects U.S. workers against unfair and illegal employment practices
April 29, 2022
April 29, 2022
Aligning U.S. labor law with worker preferences for labor representation
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
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‘Skills gap’ arguments overlook collective bargaining and low minimum wages
May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
Evolving worker and management attitudes toward labor organizations: The Equitable Growth context
April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019
Understanding support for new forms of labor representation (Invitation only)
April 4, 2019 12:15PM - 1:30PM
A judicial victory for pay transparency in the United States in the run-up to Women’s Equal Pay Day
April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Evidence indicates that mergers directly suppress wage growth for hospital workers in the United States
February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019
Employer consolidation and wages: Evidence from hospitals
February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019
Building a competitive, talent-driven future for U.S. manufacturing requires investing in our nation’s high-tech advantage
February 20, 2019
February 20, 2019
New research shows the franchise business model harms workers and franchisees, with the problem rooted in current antitrust law
December 13, 2018
December 13, 2018
Control without responsibility: The legal creation of franchising 1960-1980
December 13, 2018
December 13, 2018
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