Sep 14, 2021 · Line graph. Trend in Americans' approval and disapproval of labor unions. In 2021, 68% of Americans approve of labor unions and 28% disapprove. The trend dates back to 1936, when 72% said they approved and 20% said they disapproved.

After 1960 public sector unions grew rapidly and secured good wages and high pensions for their members. While manufacturing and farming steadily declined, state- and local-government employment quadrupled from 4 million workers in 1950 to 12 million in 1976 and 16.6 million in 2009. Adding in the 3.7 million federal civilian employees, in 2010 8.4 million government …

Jun 15, 2022 · Pew Research Center polling indicates support for unions, with 7 in 10 Democrats saying their decline is bad for the country and 76% saying it's bad for workers. Even among Republicans, 40% said the decline of unions is bad for the country and 45% reported it as a negative for workers.

i Campaign finance totals for the current election cycle were released by the FEC on April 18, 2022 and by the IRS on April 03, 2019.Lobbying data was released by the Senate Office of Public Records on March 19, 2019.Outside spending data was released by the FEC on July 06, 2022.

Jun 21, 2022 · From installing former union official Marty Walsh as Labor secretary, to outfitting the National Labor Relations Board with union alums, to issuing a spate of union-friendly executive orders, the ...

Jan 20, 2021 · Republicans benefited from the prosperity of the 1920s, but after the stock market crash of 1929 ushered in the Great ... expanded labor unions and Democratic support for civil rights, ...

Aug 25, 2021 · Taft-Hartley Act: The Taft-Hartley Act is a 1947 federal law that prohibits certain union practices and requires disclosure of certain financial and political activities by unions.

Jun 14, 2022 · The AFL-CIO comprises 57 unions and 12.5 million workers. Its convention is held every four years for leaders to vote on strategy to guide the labor movement’s future. Biden has often highlighted his ties to and support for labor unions, and has said a number of times that he intends to be “the most pro-union president” in history ...

Jun 28, 2022 · “NEPA had not been reformed in 40 years,” said Goldstein, whose group is part of a U.S. Chamber of Commerce coalition of 52 business groups and labor unions pushing for NEPA revisions. “The problem is this happens at the same time we passed the historic infrastructure bill,” he added, referring to the Biden administration's overhaul.