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New Paper Explores Black Workers in the South and Their Views on Labor Unions
An HBCU Research Initiative*
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Advancing Black Workers in the South.
An HBCU Research Initiative*
A new working paper uses survey data to understand the experiences of Black workers in the South and their views of labor unions.
