While Michigan has seen an uptick of union organizing petitions, new challenges and political strain are on the horizon, including budget cuts, unfair labor practices and new anti-labor laws.
Republicans in Congress have already filed bills to undermine labor rights, eliminate the agency that oversees workplace safety, and roll back wage protections.
The shrinking of unions effectively redistributes income from low- and middle-income workers to affluent investors.
Last year, the union membership rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 10.1% — the lowest on record. The absolute number of American workers in unions did grow in 2022 — by approximately 200,000. But the number of non-union jobs grew faster.
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