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2 months ago | 
portside.org | Margaret Poydock |Celine McNicholas |Jennifer Sherer |Heidi Shierholz
16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024 Published February 3, 2025 Interest in union organizing is surging in the United States. Since 2021, petitions for union elections at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have more than doubled. And public support for unions is near 60-year highs—at 70%.
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2 months ago | 
epi.org | Margaret Poydock |Celine McNicholas |Jennifer Sherer |Heidi Shierholz
Download PDF Interest in union organizing is surging in the United States. Since 2021, petitions for union elections at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have more than doubled. And public support for unions is near 60-year highs—at 70%.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
epi.org | Daniel Perez |Daniel Pérez |Jennifer Sherer
U.S. employers have tremendous power over worker conduct. For decades, federal law has allowed employers to require workers to attend “captive audience” meetings—and force employees to listen to political, religious, or anti-union employer views—on work time. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that anti-union captive audience meetings in particular are illegal because they interfere with workers’ right to freely choose whether to form or join a union.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
epi.org | David Dyssegaard Kallick |Anthony Capote |Daniel Costa |Jennifer Sherer
Political debates about the impact of immigration on the economy have often been at odds with the facts. But the consensus is surprisingly uncontroversial among economists: Immigration expands and strengthens the economy. The Economic Policy Institute and the Immigration Research Initiative have come together to synthesize some of the most essential facts on immigration, immigrant workers, and the economy in a one-page fact sheet.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
epi.org | Daniel Perez |Daniel Pérez |Jennifer Sherer
Will Illinois be next to tackle the problem of ‘captive audience’ meetings?: Rights and freedoms of 22.7 million workers now protected in seven states U.S. employers have tremendous power over worker conduct.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
newsweek.com | Jennifer Sherer
When Alabama autoworkers at Mercedes-Benz's largest U.S. plant recently assembled to announce a majority of their 6,000 co-workers had signed UAW union cards, they also had a prediction to share: "We know what the company, what the politicians, and what their multi-millionaire buddies will say." As corporations use billions in federal and state subsidies to expand operations and transition to electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy production, workers across the South—like the Chattanooga,...
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
rebelion.org | Margaret Poydock |Jennifer Sherer
Fuentes: Sin permiso El año pasado se produjo unresurgimiento de la acción colectiva entre los trabajadores. Más de 16,2millones de trabajadores estaban representados por sindicatos en 2023, unaumento de 191.000 respecto a 2022. Los trabajadores presentaron peticionespara elecciones sindicales en cifras récord y obtuvieron importantes mejorassalariales mediante paros laborales y negociaciones contractuales.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
epi.org | Terri Gerstein |Nina Mast |Jennifer Sherer
Projects State of Working America Data Library Authoritative, up-to-date data on the living standards of American workers. Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy • PREE Exploring how race, ethnicity, and class intersect to affect economic outcomes in the United States. Unequal Power There’s an inherent imbalance of bargaining power between employers and employees.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
popularresistance.org | Margaret Poydock |Jennifer Sherer
Many Workers Still Need Policies That Protect Their Right To Strike. Last year saw a resurgence in collective action among workers. More than 16.2 million workers were represented by unions in 2023, an increase of 191,000 from 2022. Workers filed petitions for union elections in record numbers and captured significant wage gains through work stoppages and contract negotiations.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
portside.org | Margaret Poydock |Jennifer Sherer
Major Strike Activity Increased by 280% in 2023 Published March 3, 2024 Last year saw a resurgence in collective action among workers. More than 16.2 million workers were represented by unions in 2023, an increase of 191,000 from 2022. Workers filed petitions for union elections in record numbers and captured significant wage gains through work stoppages and contract negotiations.
