Kamala Harris, vice president of the United States, praised unionized workers on Monday and assured that they strengthen not only the American middle class, but the entire national economy. This was reported by the CNBC news portal.
“Union workers strengthen our middle class and our entire economy,” Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday in a call detailing the administration’s efforts to support unions.
“President Biden and I are building an economy where every person, not just the rich, has the opportunity to prosper,” he added.
A US Treasury Department report released Monday, and reviewed by CNBC, noted that unions are raising wages by 10% to 15% for their members and improving fringe benefits, thus strengthening the middle class and the economy. .
The report, issued by the Treasury Office of Economic Policy, also showed that unionization reduces gender and race pay gaps and improves benefits and procedures, such as retirement plans, grievance policies and stable work schedules. .
This year, several high-profile labor organizations have advocated for better wages and working conditions as inflation has hit the middle class, according to CNBC.
Since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates to combat inflation in March 2022, the middle class has lost more than $2 trillion in wealth, according to Bloomberg, citing data from the University of California, Berkeley.
An annual poll conducted by Gallup in 2022 indicated that at least 71% of Americans approve of unions, the most support labor organizations have received since 1965.
According to the National Labor Relations Bureau (NLRB), there are two ways to establish a union in a company in the United States.
The first is through the organization of the employees of said company. To do this, at least 30% of the workers must sign a petition stating that they want to establish a union. If this point is achieved, this accumulation of signatures must be taken to the NLRB, which will carry out secret elections in which all employees will be able to participate.
The other way to establish a union is for your employer to voluntarily recognize a union based on evidence that the majority of their employees want a union to represent them. This can be the case where workers start a signature campaign to support a union.
Once the union is certified or recognized, the employer must negotiate the terms and conditions of employment with the union representatives.
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