The Most Pro-Union Generation Meets A Shrinking Career Ladder
The most pro-union age group, 72 percent among adults 18 to 34, is also the age group absorbing the sharpest entry-level hiring contraction on record, thanks in part to AI.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 23, 2026 | AI, Artificial Intelligence, Collective Bargaining, CWA, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, NLRB, Union Organizing
The most pro-union age group, 72 percent among adults 18 to 34, is also the age group absorbing the sharpest entry-level hiring contraction on record, thanks in part to AI.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 18, 2026 | IAM, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SBWU, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Social media has become a major force in modern labor organizing.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 28, 2026 | Gig Economy, IAM, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Sectoral Bargaining, SEIU, Trending, Union Organizing, Unions
Massachusetts certified the first rideshare union in the U.S., but very few drivers had any say. Here’s what sectoral bargaining means for gig workers.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 26, 2026 | Frontline Supervisors, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Union Organizing
Unions are building smarter organizing systems. Employers that fail to understand workforce sentiment are leaving themselves vulnerable to labor union organizing.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 22, 2026 | IAM, iatse, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, News, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Trending, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions
This week in labor news: The Teamsters clash with IATSE over Beast Games, the Pharmacy Guild-IAM loses an election, UAW chief Shawn Fain receives reform criticism, and the DOL’s Chavez-DeRemer investigation nears its conclusion.
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