As of June 2022, 65 percent of labor unions members cited better pay and benefits as a reason for joining a labor union in the United States. Another popular reason was employee representation and employee rights, at 57 percent.
Reasons members give for joining a labor union in the United States in 2022
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Gallup. (August 30, 2022). Reasons members give for joining a labor union in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330005/reasons-joining-labor-union-us/
Gallup. "Reasons members give for joining a labor union in the United States in 2022." Chart. August 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330005/reasons-joining-labor-union-us/
Gallup. (2022). Reasons members give for joining a labor union in the United States in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330005/reasons-joining-labor-union-us/
Gallup. "Reasons Members Give for Joining a Labor Union in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330005/reasons-joining-labor-union-us/
Gallup, Reasons members give for joining a labor union in the United States in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330005/reasons-joining-labor-union-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Reasons members give for joining a labor union in the United States in 2022 [Graph], Gallup, August 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330005/reasons-joining-labor-union-us/