Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sees a lot to like in the wave of teacher strikes, from West Virginia to Kentucky to Oklahoma to Arizona. “The facts are very clear that workers in unions earn significantly higher wages than non-union workers,” Sanders said. “The reason we have seen such an assault not only on existing unions but against the rights of workers to join unions is employers know that. “I think it would have made a huge difference” if the Employee Free Choice Act had passed, Sanders said. The popularity of labor unions has increased markedly since the Great Recession.

Source: Huffington Post May 09, 2018 22:41 UTC