Growing number of Americans are pro-union
August 30, 2022
Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup poll. Approval of unions appears to coincide with a tight labor market in which workers are demanding higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions. “Unless the labor market cools off a lot, there’s going to continue to be a lot of workers demanding collective bargaining power,” said Guy Berger, principal economist at LinkedIn.
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