Recent union efforts, such as striking teachers in traditionally conservative states, suggested that it might be worthwhile to look again at previous predictions that union activity might be more common during Crisis periods. 

 

https://crisis.generationalize.com/2014/11/uber.html

https://crisis.generationalize.com/2014/12/mcdonalds.html

https://crisis.generationalize.com/2014/12/poverty.html

 

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/30/most-americans-see-labor-unions-corporations-favorably/

 

2017 statistics on union membership

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm

 

Source for older history and peak membership in 1954

https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://en.wikipedia.org/&httpsredir=1&article=1176&context=key_workplace

 

Rosanne answers the door

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrectdcH81U

 

That was from 1992, a season 4 episode, “Aliens”

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0688730/

 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/teachers-frustration-decade-cuts-education-fueling-nationwide-revolt/story?id=54813981

 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/striking-arizona-teachers-cover-capitol-red/story?id=54826629

https://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/face-janus-afl-cio-launches-nationwide-ad-campaign-calling-working-people-organize

 

https://pocan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pocan-and-sanders-lead-democrats-in-introducing-workplace-democracy-act

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/09/bernie-sanders-has-a-new-plan-to-raise-wages-save-the-unions/

This page on the AFL-CIO site mentions organizing wins, although some of them have since had issues.

https://aflcio.org/formaunion/union-organizing-wins

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