From Hollywood to auto production lines, U.S. labor unions are once again in the national spotlight.
SAG-AFTRA captain Mary M. Flynn rallies fellow striking actors on a picket line outside Netflix studios, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. record contract deals
“It’s kind of a perfect storm, you see a lot of union movement these days,” said Eunice Han, an assistant professor at the University of Utah specializing in labor economics. “I think it’s a conversation now about the culture of big business, and how it treats everybody up and down the ladder in the name of profit,” SAG-AFTRA President and “The Nanny” star
Vachon notes one pivotal moment in particular, when President Ronald Reagan fired all striking air traffic controllers in 1981. Last year, the number of both public- and private-sector U.S. workers belonging to unions actually grew by 273,000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the U.S. workforce grew at an even faster rate, meaning the percentage of those belonging to unions fell slightly.The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 granted private-sector employees the right to unionize. A 1961 executive order from President John F. Kennedy allowed federal employees to organize.
Attitudes towards unionization have become increasingly partisan, too, and also divided geographically. Politically “blue” states tend to have higher unionization rates than “red” states. Several states have also dialed back on union protections in recent years, Han said.Unionization efforts have expanded but many are taking place where there is little history of organized labor, creating a higher bar for workers.There are also limits for organizers under current labor law.
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