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A recent Gallup poll found that two-thirds of Americans approve of unions. That's slightly down from last year, but still high — and continues a trend that stands in contrast to the last 60 years. Even so, only a record-low 10% of American workers belong to a union. And we're not seeing much union representation on screen, either.
A rare dual strike by writers and actors has essentially brought Hollywood to a standstill. Future movies and TV shows are being delayed if not outright canceled, while the Emmy Awards have been postponed from September to January. The strikers have lost work, and very nearly their health insurance, too. And the economic impacts are being felt far beyond LA.
Note: Many NPR staffers are members of SAG-AFTRA, though broadcast journalists have a different contract than the Hollywood actors.
Dancers at a topless dive bar in Los Angeles unanimously voted to unionize in May, making them the only group of organized strippers in the U.S. It was the final step in a protracted 15-month battle with their employer, the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar.
UPS narrowly averted what would have been one of the largest strikes in U.S. history earlier this summer. It reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union to increase hourly wages for full- and part-time workers over five years, a deal its members overwhelmingly approved in August.
Outdoor retailer REI has a progressive reputation — it's even run as a co-op — but hasn't voluntarily recognized its newly unionized workers. Now some are accusing the company of breaking labor laws by threatening and disciplining organizers, which it denies.
Visual effects workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have voted to unionize, in a historic first. They hope to become part of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) — and get the same protections and benefits offered to other crew members.
Thousands of hotel workers in LA are striking for higher wages and other benefits. That's put some travelers in a bind, including during the weekend of July 4th and ahead of a political science conference — ironically — this Labor Day weekend.
This newsletter was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi. Suzanne Nuyen contributed.
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