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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reported a significant increase in union election petitions, with figures more than doubling in the fiscal year 2024 compared to fiscal year 2021. Acting Secretary Julie Su commented on the report, emphasizing a shift in power towards workers.
Su stated, "The NLRB report that union representation petitions have more than doubled in this administration is a welcome sign of power tilting toward working people in this country and of workers finding their power."
She further noted that workers are increasingly seeking fair compensation and are forming unions for collective strength. Su attributed these demands to historical economic policies that have disadvantaged workers.
"Workers are demanding their fair share more, and they are forming unions because they know they are stronger when they act collectively. And these demands did not come out of nowhere. For decades, workers have been left out, left behind and let down by the failed economic policies of the past," she remarked.
Su highlighted the current labor market conditions under President Biden and Vice President Harris as contributing factors to this trend: "Now, these workers have been bolstered by the strongest labor market in living memory, with record-low unemployment, wages climbing and over 16 million jobs created under President Biden and Vice President Harris."
Concluding her statement, Su said, "It’s no accident that under the most pro-union, pro-worker administration, America’s workers are exercising their organizing rights, and have the leverage to demand what they’ve always deserved."
