Two-thirds of Americans support unions: poll

More than two-thirds of Americans, including 88 percent of Americans younger than 30, support unions, according to a recent AFL-CIO poll, and there has been a surge in union strikes and support due to increased corporate greed and inequality.

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Up First briefing: A Labor Day look at union fights, wins and close calls

Despite a recent Gallup poll showing that two-thirds of Americans approve of unions, only 10% of American workers belong to a union, and the overall state of organized labor remains bleak due to labor laws favoring employers and a Supreme Court ruling that weakened unions' power, while Hollywood writers and actors are currently on strike along with hotel workers in Los Angeles.

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US unions have flexed their muscle this past year. Are they winning?

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Here's why the US labor movement is so popular but union membership is dwindling.

The rate of union membership in the US has been steadily declining for decades, even as strike activity has increased, due to factors such as labor laws that make it difficult for employees to form unions, the influence of corporations in suppressing unions, and a shift in the composition of the workforce away from traditional union strongholds.

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Trade unions take on more American firms—and not just in America

Trade unions in the US are experiencing a resurgence, with an increase in strikes and rising public support, and this is now extending to American firms abroad, as workers at Chevron plants in Australia consider going on strike.

9/21/2023

Poll Finds Broad Bipartisan Support for Auto and Hollywood Strikes, Boosting Biden and Dividing GOP

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 58% of Americans support the auto industry strike by the United Auto Workers union, while 60% support the Hollywood strike by screenwriters and actors.

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Posted 8/29/2023, 4:50:00 PM

Two-thirds of Americans support unions: poll

thehill.com

Relevant topic timeline:

9/4/2023

Up First briefing: A Labor Day look at union fights, wins and close calls

9/4/2023

US unions have flexed their muscle this past year. Are they winning?

9/5/2023

Here's why the US labor movement is so popular but union membership is dwindling.

9/7/2023

Trade unions take on more American firms—and not just in America

9/21/2023

Poll Finds Broad Bipartisan Support for Auto and Hollywood Strikes, Boosting Biden and Dividing GOP

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 58% of Americans support the auto industry strike by the United Auto Workers union, while 60% support the Hollywood strike by screenwriters and actors.