One more reason to understand Republican opposing unions

and its festering roots are in racism. Of course, Republicans bad-mouth unions for a variety of reasons - but here is one I never associated with their constant attacks on organized labor: RACE.

"Black Americans...have the highest rate of union membership:
Among major race and ethnicity groups, black workers had a higher union membership rate in 2014 (13.2 percent) than workers who were white (10.8 percent), Asian (10.4 percent), or Hispanic (9.2 percent)."

Rather long article on the history of blacks in the organized labor force - especially railroad porters and how they were denied entry into white unions and forced to form their own black unions:


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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/06/1417213/-Labor-Day-the-labor-movement-and-black-Americans?showAll=yes