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Perhaps nothing better demonstrates left wing activists and politicians’ growing disconnect with working Americans than their paternalistic view that employees want and need unions to represent them in the workplace. This perspective was undermined once again last week by Amazon warehouse employees in Alabama who overwhelmingly voted against organizing under the Retail Workers and Department Store Union. The more than 5,800 workers there were subject to a barrage of pro-union messages from politicians, including President Biden, the media, and celebrities, who billed the effort as a seminal event in labor history. Yet a clear majority of employees casting ballots voted against unionization, and only one in six total warehouse employees voted in favor. This clear union rebuke suggests that the economic policy goal of progressives to expand and facilitate unionization is not shared by the workers who are the supposed beneficiaries. But do not expect this humbling defeat to … [Read more...] about Amazon union vote marks crucial victory in battle for worker rights

Biden thrivin’. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images Last week, fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits than at any time since March 2020 . Last month, retail sales in the U.S. rose by 9.8 percent , the largest increase in nearly a year. Factory activity in the state of New York just hit its highest level since 2017 ; in Philadelphia, manufacturers are now more confident about business conditions than they have been since 1973. As of this writing, U.S. stock values have hit an all-time high. All of this news is better than expected. And yet the yield on U.S. Treasury bonds declined Thursday morning — a sign that global investors believe America can have its post-COVID economic boom and its low inflation, too. In other words, it’s a good morning for “ Bidenomics .” Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had projected a 5.8 percent jump in retail sales in March, but the combined effect of the American Rescue Plan ’s $1,400 stimulus checks, strong job growth, and … [Read more...] about The Biden Boom Has Begun