If, on the other hand, you were to ask Liya Palagashvili, a GMU-trained economist, you would get a very different answer. In this post, she explains that a “pro-worker” agenda calls not for more government interference in the labor market, but much less. She writes, “Through case studies around the world, economists have long documented how more-restrictive labor regulations, especially regarding job security, lead to less labor mobility, fewer job opportunities and higher unemployment rates.”

…What about unions? Give them more power? No — give workers more freedom to choose representation if they desire it. She writes, “The most important avenue is to reform the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) of 1935 to promote a more diverse union landscape in which workers can choose the one that best serves them. Currently, the NLRA prohibits any formal cooperation between workers and the employer that is outside of the government-granted monopoly union, thereby banning other mechanisms to enhance a worker’s voice.”