Union Myths

 

Twenty Myths About Unions 

by TRNN

Bill Fletcher: I hear from workers that have lower-paid jobs, that they resent union-sector high wages thinking it's better for the economy if all wages were lower

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a columnist, activist, author and labor organizer. He is an editorial board member of BlackComentator.com, as well as the chairman of the Retail Justice Alliance. He is also the co-author of "Solidarity Divided"; and the author of the newly released book,"'They're Bankrupting Us' - And Twenty Other Myths about Unions." He is the a cofounder of the Center for Labor Renewal, has served as President of TransAfrica Forum and was formerly the Education Director and later Assistant to the President of the AFL-CIO.