“Although union density remained flat in 2023, that doesn’t reflect the surging momentum that working people have carried into this year,” Shuler said in a statement. via Associated PressThe public sector has generally been an area of strength for organized labor in recent years, with union density five times higher than in the private sector. The gains in private sector union membership came courtesy of younger workers and people of color, according to an analysis of the BLS data by the Economic Policy Institute. AdvertisementMany union supporters had hoped for or even expected an increase in union density last year. Advertisement“The latest union density numbers are further proof that despite union popularity and organizing skyrocketing, the rules are still rigged against workers and it’s way too hard to win a voice on the job,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post January 23, 2024 22:41 UTC