unionization

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The private-sector unionization rate in the U.S. is still less than 6%, which incidentally is about the percentage of Starbucks stores now unionized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The protagonist, a spirited textile mill worker played by Sally Field, demands improvements like a Kotex machine in the women’s bathroom before ultimately leading a unionization effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

The move kick-starts a long-simmering unionization effort that comes amid scrutiny of the electric utility for potential mishandling of the devastating Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

This has significant implications for wages, working conditions and unionization.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

Wal-Mart employees who have bucked the company—by getting involved in a unionization drive or by suing the company for failing to pay overtime—have been fired for breaking the company rule against using profanity.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich