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Wed Jul 17, 2024, 06:29 PM Jul 2024

The rise of the 'union curious'

Summary: Two major shifts are occurring in U.S. workers’ attitudes toward labor unions: the rise of workers who are interested in, but unsure about, unions and an emerging generation gap between younger and older workers.

Key findings

Americans’ approval of unions and willingness to vote for them at their workplaces have increased although union membership has continued to drop in recent years.

Even more remarkable than the growth of union support has been the decline of outright opposition to unions and the rise of the “union curious.”

A large generational divide that was not apparent even a few years ago is emerging. Workers 30 and under are far more likely than older workers to report both support for and uncertainty about unionization.

https://www.epi.org/publication/rise-of-the-union-curious/

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