Episode 2: What works for workers

How trade unions lift worker wages

Episode 2 of the Stakeholder Capitalism podcast, hosted by World Economic Forum, titled "Episode 2: What works for workers" was published on December 20, 2021 and runs 27 minutes.

December 20, 2021 ·27m · Stakeholder Capitalism

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Summary

The decline of incomes for the bottom 50% of Americans has coincided with a fall in union membership. This episode looks at how those two facts might be linked and looks to Denmark where union representation is welcomed by employers. Guests: Heather Long, economics correspondent at The Washington Post; Thomas Søby, chief economist of the Danish metalworkers union. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The decline of incomes for the bottom 50% of Americans has coincided with a fall in union membership. This episode looks at how those two facts might be linked and looks to Denmark where union representation is welcomed by employers.

Guests: Heather Long, economics correspondent at The Washington Post; Thomas Søby, chief economist of the Danish metalworkers union.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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