Union Approval Hits 57-Year High Amid Amazon, Starbucks Activism

Public approval of labor unions reached 71% in 2022—three percentage points up from 2021 and the highest level since 1965, according to new Gallup polling data.

The findings released Tuesday suggest labor activism in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic—particularly at well-known companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Starbucks Corp.—boosted the public’s perception of unions.

But they also show organized labor faces a steep battle to persuade nonunion workers to join and to regain the ground it lost in recent decades.

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