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class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them">New data shows workers want unions – and we support them </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4549" hreflang="en">Data and Technology</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4561" hreflang="en">Employment Trends</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2024-10-25T12:23:53-04:00" title="October 25, 2024" class="datetime">October 25, 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/54008811365_efc2c1d67c_k.jpg?itok=YHHjQzAS" width="250" height="180" alt="Several workers sit and talk with Acting Secretary Su at The Venetian Resort. One worker’s red shirt, seen from the back, has the words “Culinary Union #226. Unite Here! Bartenders Union #165.” " typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them"> A surge in union representation petitions confirms that workers want unions – and they have the Biden-Harris administration’s full support. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2024/10/25/new-data-shows-workers-want-unions-and-we-support-them">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/08/09/microsoft-lives-their-worker-organizing-principles">Microsoft Lives Their Worker Organizing Principles </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4538" hreflang="en">Special Initiatives</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4567" hreflang="en">Cassandra Robertson</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4522" hreflang="en">Trudy Rebert</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2023-08-09T11:37:49-04:00" title="August 9, 2023" class="datetime">August 9, 2023</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/08/09/microsoft-lives-their-worker-organizing-principles"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/Miscrosoft%20Blog.jpg?itok=uiVuB2fq" width="250" height="180" alt="Group of colleagues dressed in various business casual attire joining hands in the middle to show unity. " typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/08/09/microsoft-lives-their-worker-organizing-principles"> Late last year, when workers at Zenimax indicated they wanted to form a union, Microsoft stayed neutral through the organizing campaign. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/08/09/microsoft-lives-their-worker-organizing-principles">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/24/new-flyer-chooses-neutrality-to-help-them-as-they-grow">New Flyer Chooses Neutrality to Help Them as They Grow </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4538" hreflang="en">Special Initiatives</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4521" hreflang="en">Cassie Robertson</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4522" hreflang="en">Trudy Rebert</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2023-04-24T12:08:57-04:00" title="April 24, 2023" class="datetime">April 24, 2023</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/24/new-flyer-chooses-neutrality-to-help-them-as-they-grow"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/CWA%20VP.png?itok=fcdP3c4w" width="250" height="180" alt="Vice President Kamala Harris talks with workers at New Flyer’s electric bus manufacturing plant in St. Cloud, Minnesota. White House photo." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/24/new-flyer-chooses-neutrality-to-help-them-as-they-grow"> A year ago, New Flyer chose neutrality during union organizing at all of its locations. Here's why. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/24/new-flyer-chooses-neutrality-to-help-them-as-they-grow">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/05/helping-employers-and-workers-build-relationships-and-reach-agreements">Helping Employers and Workers Build Relationships and Reach Agreements </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4538" hreflang="en">Special Initiatives</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4521" hreflang="en">Cassie Robertson</a></strong> • <time datetime="2023-04-05T11:32:13-04:00" title="April 5, 2023" class="datetime">April 5, 2023</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/05/helping-employers-and-workers-build-relationships-and-reach-agreements"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/First%20Contact%20Graph.jpg?itok=cnuvKax9" width="250" height="180" alt="Bar graph illustrating first contact rates between 1 -3 years of an election." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/05/helping-employers-and-workers-build-relationships-and-reach-agreements"> <p>One of the biggest challenges facing workers when they organize a union is reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement with their employer. <a href="https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/111838/Bronfenbrenner106%20Housetestimonyfinal9142022.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y">New research</a> confirms that only 36% of newly-organized</p> </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/04/05/helping-employers-and-workers-build-relationships-and-reach-agreements">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/03/22/latest-worker-organizing-task-force-report-shows-continued-progress">Latest Worker Organizing Task Force Report Shows Continued Progress</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4538" hreflang="en">Special Initiatives</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2023-03-22T11:59:53-04:00" title="March 22, 2023" class="datetime">March 22, 2023</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/03/22/latest-worker-organizing-task-force-report-shows-continued-progress"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/TaskForce_500x360.png?itok=iTIG9-oN" width="250" height="180" alt="Members of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, including former Secretary Marty Walsh and Vice President Kamala Harris, sit around a large table in an ornate room at the White House." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/03/22/latest-worker-organizing-task-force-report-shows-continued-progress"> An update the status of the 70+ action items from the task force's first report and other actions to support workers and their organizing rights. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/03/22/latest-worker-organizing-task-force-report-shows-continued-progress">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/02/24/how-companies-benefit-when-they-support-their-workers-by-respecting-worker-choice">How Companies Benefit When They Support Their Workers by Respecting Worker Choice</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4524" hreflang="en">Labor Rights</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4538" hreflang="en">Special Initiatives</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4521" hreflang="en">Cassie Robertson</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4522" hreflang="en">Trudy Rebert</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2023-02-24T10:12:01-05:00" title="February 24, 2023" class="datetime">February 24, 2023</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/02/24/how-companies-benefit-when-they-support-their-workers-by-respecting-worker-choice"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/Organizing_IUE-CWA%20New%20Flyer.jpg?itok=-qMbkWzp" width="250" height="180" alt="Workers at New Flyer celebrate their employer's voluntary recognition of their union." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/02/24/how-companies-benefit-when-they-support-their-workers-by-respecting-worker-choice"> Empowered workers help the department fulfill its mission because these workers are more likely to know and act on their workplace rights, helping ensure better compliance with workplace laws.  </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2023/02/24/how-companies-benefit-when-they-support-their-workers-by-respecting-worker-choice">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/10/11/workers-want-to-organize-and-we-have-resources-to-help-0">Workers Want to Organize, and We Have Resources to Help </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2022-10-11T12:59:19-04:00" title="October 11, 2022" class="datetime">October 11, 2022</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/10/11/workers-want-to-organize-and-we-have-resources-to-help-0"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/union-500x345-0.jpg?itok=YGvGjRNf" width="250" height="180" alt="A group of union workers hold signs that read "union"" typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/10/11/workers-want-to-organize-and-we-have-resources-to-help-0"> A new website aimed at getting workers the information they want and need on unions and collective bargaining is the first of its kind online resource center, with information on </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/10/11/workers-want-to-organize-and-we-have-resources-to-help-0">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/08/18/4-ways-unions-complement-the-department-of-labors-mission">4 Ways Unions Complement the Department of Labor's Mission</a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4230" hreflang="en">Raj Nayak</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2022-08-18T12:20:54-04:00" title="August 18, 2022" class="datetime">August 18, 2022</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/08/18/4-ways-unions-complement-the-department-of-labors-mission"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/4WaysUnionPhoto.jpg?itok=1ALQVmVx" width="250" height="180" alt="A photo of three women holding signs." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/08/18/4-ways-unions-complement-the-department-of-labors-mission"> America’s labor unions, likewise, have a long history of supporting actions that empower working people and advance our economy. </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/08/18/4-ways-unions-complement-the-department-of-labors-mission">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/06/13/tracking-the-new-wave-of-worker-organizing-with-data-3-facts-we-learned-from-a-new-collaboration">Tracking the New Wave of Worker Organizing with Data: 3 Facts We Learned from a New Collaboration </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/category/dol" hreflang="en">DOL</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4091" hreflang="en">Alexander Hertel-Fernandez</a></strong> • <time datetime="2022-06-13T13:48:21-04:00" title="June 13, 2022" class="datetime">June 13, 2022</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/06/13/tracking-the-new-wave-of-worker-organizing-with-data-3-facts-we-learned-from-a-new-collaboration"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/union-blog-800x400-voice-v1.png?itok=5FmC5If2" width="250" height="180" alt="Percent of Workers Who Say That They Do Not Have Enough Voice On A Given Issue Data Graph." typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/06/13/tracking-the-new-wave-of-worker-organizing-with-data-3-facts-we-learned-from-a-new-collaboration"> Across the country, workers are organizing with their co-workers and engaging in collective action to gain improvements in their jobs and workplaces. What can we learn from these recent organizing </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/06/13/tracking-the-new-wave-of-worker-organizing-with-data-3-facts-we-learned-from-a-new-collaboration">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="views-row"><div><h3 class="margin-bottom-0 blog-taxonomy-header"><a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/02/07/how-20-government-agencies-and-offices-are-working-together-to-promote-worker-empowerment-and-organizing">How 20 Government Agencies and Offices are Working Together to Promote Worker Empowerment and Organizing </a></h3></div><div><div class="byline">Filed in <a href="/taxonomy/term/4158" hreflang="en">Unions</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/4139" hreflang="en">Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment</a> • <strong>By: <a href="/taxonomy/term/4270" hreflang="en">Lynn Rhinehart</a></strong> • <time datetime="2022-02-07T09:00:00-05:00" title="February 7, 2022" class="datetime">February 7, 2022</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content"><div class="grid-row blog-taxonomy-row"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/02/07/how-20-government-agencies-and-offices-are-working-together-to-promote-worker-empowerment-and-organizing"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser_image/public/um-splash-2.png?itok=-6TIQG9e" width="250" height="180" alt="#UnionsMatter" typeof="Image" class="image-style-blog-teaser-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col padding-x-1 mobile:padding-top-2"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/02/07/how-20-government-agencies-and-offices-are-working-together-to-promote-worker-empowerment-and-organizing"> We've been working with more than 20 Cabinet departments and White House agencies to find innovative ways to support worker organizing and collective bargaining.  </a> <div class="usa-link__read-more"> <a class="dol-link_no_format" href="/2022/02/07/how-20-government-agencies-and-offices-are-working-together-to-promote-worker-empowerment-and-organizing">Continue Reading</a> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="margin-y-2 text-align-right"> <a href="#main-content" class="footer-scroll-to-top"> <span>Scroll to top</span> <svg class="usa-icon " aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img"> <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/dol_blog_23/assets/uswds/img/sprite.svg#arrow_upward"></use> </svg> </a> </div> </div> </main> <footer role="contentinfo" class="usa-footer usa-footer--big"> <div aria-label="subscribe_bar" class="region region-subscribe-bar"> <div class="grid-row"> <div class="desktop:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-12 subscribe-bar-text-container"> <label class="subscribe-bar-text" for="email"> Stay Connected! 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