Union membership remained low in 2021, following decades of declines — but the labor movement wants to change that
Strengthening and promoting the power of union membership is a priority for the president, who"I intend to be the most pro-union President leading the most pro-union administration in American history," Biden
in September remarks. But the numbers show how far there is to go for the country to even begin to touch prior rates of union workers and membership.Insider that 2021 is just the start. "The challenge we have in front of us is, how do we build the labor movement to meet the moment and build on all this energy and enthusiasm?" Shuler said. According to Shuler, the answer lies with young workers and the millions of Americans who willShe said that passing legislation like the Protecting the Right to Organize Act — elements of which— could"unleash unprecedented organizing," rebalancing"the scales of the economy.
Shuler said that her hope is for lasting change:"If we look back 100 years from now, it'd be like, this was the moment that we organized like never before and brought the opportunity for a union to every working person in the country."Subscribe to push notifications
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