{"id":9018,"date":"2025-02-10T09:52:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/?p=9018"},"modified":"2025-02-10T09:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:53:53","slug":"10-inequality-victories-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/2025\/02\/10\/10-inequality-victories-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Inequality Victories in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inequaltiy.org has compiled their list of top 10 Inequality Victories in 2024<\/a>. The UAW snags the #1 spot with our breakthrough in the South at Volkswagen…<\/p>\n

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10 Inequality Victories in 2024<\/h1>\n
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Our year-end review of 10 of the most inspiring inequality wins, from union drives to fair taxes to consumer protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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by\u00a0Chris Mills Rodrigo<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sarah Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In dark times like these, shining a light on successful efforts to reverse our country\u2019s extreme inequality is more important than ever. As we looked back on 2024, we actually found plenty to celebrate. Here are 10 inspiring wins that deserve more attention.<\/p>\n

1. Labor breakthrough in the South<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted overwhelmingly in April to join the United Auto Workers, a landmark win for labor organizing in the South. The region has\u00a0suffered deeply<\/a>\u00a0because of its low-road, anti-union economic model. Seven out of ten states with the highest levels of poverty are in the South,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to the Economic Policy Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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(graphic by UAW.org)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inequaltiy.org has compiled their list of top 10 Inequality Victories in 2024. The UAW snags the #1 spot with our breakthrough in the South at Volkswagen… Labor 10 Inequality Victories in 2024 Our year-end review of 10 of the most inspiring inequality wins, from union drives to fair taxes to consumer protection. Articles December 18, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,17,33],"tags":[1091,247,952,671],"class_list":["post-9018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-news","category-union-contracts","category-union-made","tag-chattanooga","tag-collective-bargaining","tag-inequality","tag-volkswagen"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9018"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9023,"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9018\/revisions\/9023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uawlocal2250.net\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}