September 1, 2019

64% support labor unions

CNN -According to a recent Gallup poll, 64% of Americans approve of labor unions. That's a five-year high, and the third-highest approval number since 1970.However, actual union membership rates are relatively low. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals the general union membership rate for 2018 was 10.5%, which is about even with the numbers from 2017. However, that percentage represents a precipitous overall decline in union membership since comparable data was first released in 1983. That year, more than 20% of workers belongs to a union. Over time, that number has dropped steadily by almost half.

One thing that isn't noted is that labor unions are not just about wages, but about worker education. Trump's working class support can be attributed in part to the decline of labor unions informing their members - Undernews

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