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The Virginia Supreme Court ruled in Commonwealth vs. Arlington County Bd. (1977) that the Commonwealth's public employees did not, in fact, have the right to collectively bargain. In 1993, the General Assembly codified the ruling into law. However, the right to collectively bargain was restored on May 1, 2021, and districts across the Commonwealth are taking steps to unionize. Read more below about the support collective bargaining enjoys nationwide.
We have support.
We have support.
The last time 71% of Americans supported labor unions was in 1965. Union membership at the time was twice what it is today. In 2022, it stood at just 10.1% in the United States. However, workers are organizing and winning across the country.
We are winning.
We are winning.
Compared to 2021, more than twice as many workers organized and unionized in 2022. They won over three quarters of their elections, the highest rate on record. These factors together mean that there was an 80% increase in the number of union wins in just one year.
VICTORIES RAISE THE BAR FOR ALL.
VICTORIES RAISE THE BAR FOR ALL.
By working together, Los Angeles bus drivers, ESPs, and cafeteria workers won 30% raises over four years. In HCPS, we got 8.2% (once), and we don't know what our future holds. In LA, they can count on a 7.5% increase per year over the next four years, as well as the stability and dignity the raise provides.
We know the benefits.
We know the benefits.
A majority of current union workers cited improved pay, benefits, and employee rights as reasons to join a union. Over two thirds also recognized increased job security and a better pension or retirement package as benefits. 20% of current nonunion workers are either interested or extremely interested in joining a union.
We know we need unions.
We know we need unions.
58% of Americans believe the decline in unionization is detrimental to the country, while 61% believe it has negatively impacted working people.
Even among those ideologically opposed to labor rights, only 39% of individuals under 40 see the decline as beneficial for workers. Across age groups, just 44% of lower-income workers share this view.
As younger generations enter the workforce and become aware of union benefits, the demand for collective bargaining is expected to rise.
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