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Capital & Main
Capital & Main
Mark Kreidler

Are Unions About to Reverse 40 Years of Decline?

Members of the United Auto Workers attend a rally at the UAW Local 551 hall on October 7 in Chicago. Photo: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images.

The news on union organizing in 2023 could be confusing or even contradictory. The year was marked by high-profile union wins across multiple and varied employment sectors, yet federal statistics found American unionization rates falling to their lowest levels since comparable data began being kept 40 years ago.

That darker second reality might, to some, appear to invalidate the first.

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