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The practice of requiring workers to sit through anti-union presentations is common and currently legal.
The drop in union power has been occurring for decades.
Just 10.3% of Americans belonged to unions in 2021, and the rate for private-sector employees was 6.1%.
The pandemic has highlighted existing challenges for grad student workers and created new ones.
Higher wages for Deere workers will show up slightly in equipment prices —but that’s only one of many costs farmers face.
Observers say inflation makes it harder to agree on a long-term contract.
In the 1980s, some companies paid new workers less than current workers. Now, employers are trying that system during a labor shortage.
In addition to cereal maker Kellogg’s, there have also been strikes and union efforts at Amazon and within Hollywood.
A strike by the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees could halt film and TV production across the country.
AFL-CIO President Elizabeth Shuler advocates a revitalized labor movement that expands high-quality jobs and reduces inequality.