Are Unions back?
Millennial and Gen Z respondents, the most-employed generations, are also the one most likely to show unions love. Nearly 70% of employees aged between 18 and 29 hold a positive view of labor unions, according to Pew Research Center. Forty-six percent hold a positive view of corporations.
Kelley McAllister (communications director of UFCW Local 555) agrees that public opinion has certainly shifted towards unions, but that inequities and harsh economic realities of the modern economy are the true drivers of renewed union action.
“The economic conditions for many of our members are very bad. We have so many homeless members, so many members on food stamps, so we are pushing for cost of living increases,” she says.
The cost of living has increased in Oregon and elsewhere. Despite the strong economy, McAllister says plenty of members must work multiple lower-wage jobs to make ends meet, or face homelessness.
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