NEW YORK (AP) — From auto production lines to Hollywood, the power of labor unions is back in the national spotlight.
The tightest U.S. labor market in decades is adding to leverage workers feel they have to challenge their employers.
UNION RATES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR DECADES.
That came around the same era that states also began to pass labor laws for their own public workers.
Generally, states in the Northeast, upper Midwest and West Coast adopted more expansive collective bargaining laws — reaching all different categories of public employees, Vachon explains.
Persons:
” Alexander Colvin, Johnnie Kallas, ”, Eunice Han, Todd Vachon, Taft, Hartley, Vachon, Ronald Reagan, “, John F, Kennedy, ” Vachon, Han, Colvin, ” Colvin
Organizations:
Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Associated Press, Cornell University’s Labor, P Global Market Intelligence, Labor, University of Utah, U.S . Federal Reserve, Rutgers School of Management, Labor Relations, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Labor Relations, West Coast, Starbucks, Gallup
Locations:
Hollywood, Union, U.S, United States, Midwest, West