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Small towns in Missouri and Illinois competed for this investment, offering generous incentives (construction assistance, tax abatements) and a “company town” hostility to union organizing. Employers made no secret of their motives. When the arrival of the Wagner Act and CIO in the 1930s spawned a renewed union drive, employers explicitly responded with threats including plant closings and migration.
Declining Cities, Declining Unions: Urban Sprawl and U.S. Inequality - Dissent Magazine
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New York is among a handful of states, including Connecticut, that use the power of eminent domain to seize private property for economic development. In a 2009 case affirming New York’s authority, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled that the legal bar for blight might “have been set too low” but said it would be up to lawmakers to change the definition.
Why New York State Insists That the Penn Station Area Is ‘Blighted’
Why New York State Insists That the Penn Station Area Is ‘Blighted’
We learn compassion as we stop trying to change ourselves and others and choose instead to soften the boundaries that keep us separated from what we don’t understand.
The Yamas & Niyamas
Deborah Adele
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