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Why real wages have fallen in Australia but risen in most other OECD countries
In the 1960s, one in four worked in manufacturing, while other well-unionised blue collar sectors accounted for a further 15% of employment. Today, manufacturing accounts for less than 7% of the workforce, and much blue collar work has been either replaced …