Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 897

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states.

Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a study published just ahead of the Labor Day holiday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at …

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