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Strikes are way up. Union approval is at a 57-year high. And yet as a percent of the workforce unions are at the lowest level since the ’20s.

At its most basic, a union is just a group of workers that takes action together to promote their common interests.

Though high by some measures, it’s the lowest it’s been since June 2021, and well below the recent peak of 9.1% in June 2022.

At least 23 major work stoppages broke out last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 22—up from 16 the previous year.

Labor’s ultimate weapon is rarely used today. So we asked readers who’ve been on strike: What’s it like? Three of them shared their stories.

Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 10.1% of U.S. workers were union members in 2022, the lowest level on record.

And why is the Federal Reserve focused on holding down wages, when it’s prices that are driving inflation?

Since the start of 2022, we’ve reported over 400 stories – here, we check in on what’s happened since we last reported on some of them.

Oregon’s three billionaires hold about $53 billion in wealth, while the bottom half of all Oregonians own about $27 billion.

The $1.3 million difference was greater than the difference between those who did and didn’t attend college.