Episode

Surge in Union Growth and a 13-Year Legal Defeat for Worker Rights

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America’s Work Force Union Podcast
Published
May 8, 2026
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2993
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Summary

Economic Policy Institute Deputy Director Jennifer Sherer discusses the 463,000 workers who joined unions last year despite federal hostility. Later, labor lawyer Andrew Strom breaks down a devastating D.C. Circuit ruling that stripped a veteran utility worker of his federal protections after a 13-year legal battle.