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Video: How Unions Help Increase Wealth for All and Close Racial Wealth Gaps
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Video: How Unions Help Increase Wealth for All and Close Racial Wealth Gaps

Unions help narrow the gap between working families and the superrich.

Union membership increases median wealth for all families, but especially for Black and Hispanic families, helping to narrow the racial wealth gap.

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Aurelia Glass

Policy Analyst, Inclusive Economy

David Madland

Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project

Christian E. Weller

Senior Fellow

Karla Walter

Senior Fellow, Inclusive Economy

Divya Vijay

Special Assistant

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