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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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Kind of. Citizens United didn't just allow unrestricted donations from corporations, but also from trade unions.
The US was over when the Taft-Hartley act was passed, despite Truman's veto. That banned political donations from trade unions, and put varous measures in place to weaken them. Reagan then killed off the last vestiges of relevance the trade unions had in the political sphere. By the time Citizens United happened, trade unions as a political force were basically non-existent.