Approval of Organized Labor
From Gallup:
The Data: Ahead of yesterday's salute to labor in the U.S., 70% of Americans said they approve of labor unions, unwavering from their elevated levels of support in 2023 (67%) and 2022 (71%).
The Trend: Americans' approval of unions has fluctuated over the decades. Approval was 72% in 1936, a year after labor unions gained legal recognition in the U.S. It peaked at 75% in the 1950s and sat at 60% or lower during most of the 1980s and 1990s. The lowest point occurred in 2009, at 48%, but approval has steadily risen since then.
