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

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Podcast: [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664)
Published: 2026-05-08T20:44:25+00:00
Episode link: https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com/e/surge-in-union-growth-and-a-13-year-legal-defeat-for-worker-rights/
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## Resource

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.

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