Worker's Rights Are Continually Under Attack

The inexorable push to maximize profits leads most employers to keep wages down and get the most out of their workers. You can call it class struggle or not but the fact is that all workers, whether unionized or not, are under duress. Real wages has stagnated for thirty years and the concentration of wealth has reached obscene levels in this country. Corporations push for laws that weaken and cheapen labor, in addition to favorable tax codes that allow them to pay as little as possible while externalizing the costs of business onto society. This piece provides a dispassionate yet compelling assessment of this ongoing struggle.
http://www.defendwisconsin.org/2011/04/01/our-continual-class-struggle/