
Can Wall Street and labor unions learn to get along?
CNN
Wall Street and private businesses have funneled millions of dollars into anti-union tactics and lobbying, and they've gotten what they wanted: Union membership has been on a steady decline in the United States for the past four decades.
Now, employees are stepping up their efforts to unionize, most prominently at Amazon and Starbucks. And a tightening labor market has emphasized the importance of low attrition rates and high employee satisfaction. That has left some institutional investors questioning whether unions are as bad for shareholders as corporate executives claim they are.

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