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Heidi Shierholz

Washington, D.C.
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Have moved to @hshierholz.bsky.social. President, @EconomicPolicy. Board member, @EPIaction. Former Chief Economist, @USDOL. Tweets my own. She/her.
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Affordability’s key ingredient is union power: Tripling union membership would raise wages, reduce inequality, and strengthen communities. Policymakers should take note.

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By Heidi Shierholz
| Economic Policy Institute
This is an excerpt from an op-ed originally published at In These Times. Read the full piece here. Affordability—or the lack thereof—has dominated the recent political debate in the U.S. And for good reason. Across the country, too many families are struggling to make ends meet. However, almost every conversation about affordability focuses entirely on prices, as if the only way to make life more affordable is to make things cheaper.
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Affordability's Key Ingredient Is Union Power

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By Heidi Shierholz
| In These Times Verified
Affordability — or the lack thereof — has dominated the recent political debate in the U.S. And for good reason. Across the country, too many families are struggling to make ends meet. However, almost every conversation about affordability focuses entirely on prices, as if the only way to make life more affordable is to make things cheaper.
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The Case for Tripling Union Membership

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By Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Josh Bivens
| Portside
The Case for Tripling Union Membership Published July 19, 2026 Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. The results? Wages grew in tandem with the economy. The middle class thrived. Black-white wage gaps shrank. Broadly shared economic growth was a reality, not an aspiration.
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