Apparently, reports of the demise of organized labor are greatly exaggerated. According to a Gallup poll conducted from August 2 to 6, 2017, 61% of adults answered that they approve when asked, “Do you approve or disapprove of unions?” This is the highest percentage since 2003, when 65% said they approve.

While only 22% of

Despite the National Labor Relations Board’s “quickie election rules,” the percentage of unionized workers in the private sector remained stable during 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor: 6.7% of private-sector workers were in unions in 2015, up from 6.6% in 2014. Not surprisingly, public-sector workers had a

The American Federation of Teachers Connecticut has withdrawn its petition to represent 866 full-time, part-time, and per-diem non-professional employees employed at Danbury Hospital. The move likely makes moot the employer’s appeal (Request for Review) of a National Labor Relations Board Regional Director’s ruling that the employer did not exercise “a reasonable amount of diligence” in