Unions exist to represent the interests of workers, who form the membership. Under US labor law, the National Labor Relations Act 1935 is the primary statute which gives US unions rights.

Labor unions represent United States workers in many industries recognized under US labor law since the 1935 enactment of the National Labor Relations Act. Their activity centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership, and on representing their members in disputes with management over ...

2024年4月18日 · Unions uphold labor standards. They also protect employee rights within the federal government and across various industries. Read on for more information about relevant labor laws, what a labor union does, and a list of labor unions in the U.S.

2020年3月16日 · Labor Unions are a huge force at work in the United States. They advocate for and negotiate on behalf of their members and have a long history here in the US. Some believe that they are a nuisance, however labor unions have done much to …

Labor unions and their members have long played a key role in shaping the conditions and dynamics of the U.S. labor force. Weekends, workplace safety, health insurance, vacation …

2023年8月28日 · Today, the Treasury Department released a first-of-its-kind report on labor unions, highlighting the evidence that unions serve to strengthen the middle class and grow the economy at large.

2024年6月14日 · In 2023, the United States saw the strongest wave of labor unrest in decades. Punctuated by high-profile auto worker and actors’ union strikes, some analysts see this uptick in organized...

The Center for Union Facts (CUF) has compiled the single most comprehensive database of information about labor unions in the United States. The database contains more than 100 million facts, ranging from basic union finances and leader salaries, to political operations, to strikes and unfair labor practices, and much more.

The union membership rate—the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions—was 10.0 percent in 2023, little changed from the previous year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.4 million, also showed little movement over the year.

In 2023, 16.2 million workers in the United States were represented by a union. While that is an increase of 191,000 workers, the share of workers represented by a union declined from 11.3% to 11.2%. And though there were gains in private-sector unionization, the public sector experienced losses. It is important to view this data in context.