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Last year’s jump in the percentage of workers who are union-represented appears to have been related to COVID.

The year 2021 in labor: A strike wave, eye-popping wage gains in bargaining, statehouse victories. And polls say unions are popular again.

In one survey by Oregon Nurses Association, 60% of nurses said they’re considering leaving the profession.

In the latest Gallup poll results, 68% of Americans said they approve of unions, 28% disapprove, and 4% had no opinion.

CEO pay increased an incredible $712,720 last year on average among S&P 500 companies, according to the latest annual report by the AFL-CIO.

ITC says 40 years of trade deals didn’t help much. Our assessment: They accelerated the loss of American manufacturing.

It looks like the 2018-2019 strike surge was a blip, not the start of a new trend. Last year there were just 8 strikes of over 1,000 workers.

Union members continue to out-earn nonunion workers—19.4% more, on average. And Oregon now ties with California as the 7th most unionized.

As chronicled in the Northwest Labor Press, here are some of the year’s most important developments for organized labor and working people.

How labor-backed candidates and ballot measures fared locally and nationwide.