About 71% of Americans say they approve of unions, up from 64% pre-pandemic and a low point of 48% in 2009, Gallup polling found.
The low unemployment rate has helped shift the balance of power between workers and employers, laying the groundwork for the recent union formations at corporate giants like Starbucks and Amazon.
And before that, the pandemic highlighted the difficult conditions facing essential workers — like those in food service and healthcare."U.S. workers see unions as critical to fixing our nation’s broken workplace — where most workers have little power or agency at work," wrote the Economic Policy Institute Tuesday in response to the Gallup poll findings.About 71% of Americans say they approve of unions, up from 64% pre-pandemic and a low point of 48% in 2009, the polling found.
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