US EditionAmericans support unions over big companies by a record-high margin
- The American National Election Studies released data from late 2024 showing record-high support for labor unions over big business in the U.S.
- This shift follows decades of near-even division since 1964, as Americans grew increasingly positive toward unions and negative toward big business since 2016.
- Recent surveys indicate that favorability toward labor unions has reached unprecedented levels, while attitudes toward large corporations have declined to historically low points, with strong support observed across various political affiliations and among campaigns advocating for low-wage workers.
- The largest gap between union and business support in past decades was +5 in 1974, but current data shows sympathy for unions far exceeding previous highs.
- Despite rising public favor for unions, the increase has not yet led to more workers joining unions, indicating potential for future growth in labor organizing.
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Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever
This piece was also published on Medium. For decades, Americans were evenly divided in their relative support of labor unions and big business, but that’s no longer the case. Now, Americans are more likely to side with labor than at any time in the past 60 years. For people whose instincts about economic and political…
Americans Now Support Unions by Record-High Margin
“The popularity of labor unions surged over the past decade, while American sentiment toward big business has fallen,” Axios reports. “The approval switcheroo helps explain, in part, why the Republican Party has been courting labor unions in recent years.”
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