Efforts to form a new union have surged 58% since Biden became president, federal officials say

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 06:08

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The national labor agency says it processed over 2,500 petitions to form a new union in the last year.
That's up from fewer than 1,700 petitions in the 2021 fiscal year, an increase of 58%.
The agency also saw a 10% uptick in allegations of employer "unfair labor practices" in 2023.

The election of President Joe Biden and a new liberal majority at the federal agency that rules on employer-worker disputes has coincided with a boon in collective organizing.