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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

US union membership declining in ‘right-to-work’ states, report reveals

a person holds up a sign that reads 'unions for all'
Pro-labor activists in Washington in March. Photograph: Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images

Add another growing split to the increasingly divided United States: union membership.

US states that protect unions’ collective bargaining rights have experienced an increase in new union members, while states with anti-union “right to work” laws are responsible for declines in union members, a new report reveals.

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