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More employees are seeking out unions as a way to address workplace issues, according to the National Labor Relations Board, the governing body that enforces labor law and conducts workplace union elections.
The NLRB reported this month that the agency received 3,286 union election petitions in fiscal year 2024, which ended on Sept. 30, an increase of 27% compared to last year and more than double the number of petitions received since FY 2021.
“The surge in cases we’ve received in the last few years is a testament to workers knowing and exercising their rights under the National Labor Relations Act and