Why unions are becoming increasingly popular among hourly workers

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Between the lack of flexibility and low wages,  hourly workers seem to get the short end of the stick in the U.S. labor market — have they finally had enough? 

According to workforce management platform Legion Technologies, only 50% of hourly workers believe their employers genuinely care about their experience on the job, and 42% report that their employer has done nothing to improve their workplace in the last 12 months. This dissatisfaction comes with consequences: While under 10% of employees reported a unionization effort at their organization this year, nearly 30% of workers wish there had been a labor union movement at their company. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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