Labor unions: Wins for all

Re: “Labor unions: Ripple effects of wage increases” [Oct. 12, Northwest Voices]:
The creator claims that we don’t perceive that as we “get larger wages, all different employees will demand them, additionally.” That’s why we have now a labor motion!

When autoworkers win on the bargaining desk, public workers can construct off their victories, the constructing trades have extra leverage towards administration, and repair employees have much more allies as they proceed to prepare their industries. When union wages go up, we spend that cash in our communities as a substitute of getting these assets siphoned off for the earnings of firms who aren’t based mostly right here and don’t make investments right here.

If the wins of employees are rippling outward, as a member of the bargaining workforce of the American Federation of Academics Native 2084 and delegate to the Northwest Washington Central Labor Council, I welcome it.

Josh Cerretti, Bellingham