ANALYSIS: Unions, on a Roll, Are Reeling in the Workers

Labor unions successfully organized more than 58,000 workers through the National Labor Relations Board’s election process in the first six months of 2023, a massive influx of workers on a scale that we’ve rarely seen before—but that we’re likely to see again.

The 662 NLRB representation elections won by unions in the year’s first half covered a total of 58,543 workers, according to Bloomberg Law’s just-released NLRB Election Statistics report. That’s the second-highest first-half organizing total in this century.

By itself, this statistic isn’t the surest measurement of labor strength; all it takes is one freakishly large election result to ...