The Constitution guarantees protections for workers, yet these rights have been undermined by adverse Supreme Court rulings favoring anti-union interpretations. A majority of Americans, desiring union representation, face obstacles due to these constitutional interpretations and opposition from well-funded anti-union entities. Despite 59% of workers supporting increased unionization, only about 11% actually achieve union representation. Low union density leads to wage stagnation for the majority of private-sector workers, who miss out on the substantial wage benefits typically associated with union representation, thereby exacerbating economic inequalities.
Over the past half century, the Supreme Court has continually twisted the Constitution into a document that is implacably hostile to workers.
Fifty-nine percent of workers, as reported in 2022, would like to see increased unionization in their workplace.
As Paul Krugman points out, this results in "ordinary workers lagging far behind economic growth."
The vast majority of private-sector workers do not benefit from the 13.5 percent more in wages that union-represented workers earn on average.
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