Dr. Walter Wessels, professor of economics at N.C. State University, discusses the impact of private-sector unions on economic growth. Wessels offered these comments during a Feb. 4, 2013, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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