Palagashvili says, “It wasn’t trade that killed the Rust Belt. It was labour unions. Unions in the Rust Belt were striking. Companies said, ‘Higher labour costs, tons of strikes, productivity isn’t ...

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Progressives love unions. Not only do unions protect workers, they say, unions gave us the weekend and the middle class. I ...

Progressives love unions. Not only do unions protect workers, they say, unions gave us the weekend and the middle class. I say, capitalism created the middle class. Employers, competing for better ...