[1]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress



This Labor Day, we wanted to call out some wins for the labor movement in
2023:

• According to a 2023 survey, 71% of Americans approve of labor unions —
the most since 1965.^1 A record-high 61% also say unions help rather than
hurt the U.S. economy.

• More than 200 strikes have occurred across the U.S. so far in 2023,
involving more than 320,000 workers, as compared to 116 strikes and just
27,000 workers in 2021.^2

• New York State Nurses Association members won a 19.1 percent wage
increase and the creation of more than 170 new nursing positions after a
3-day strike at Montefiore Medical Center in Alexandria’s district.

• The National Labor Relations Board saw 2,510 union representation
petitions filed in fiscal year 2022 — a 53% increase over the previous
year.^3 The NLRB also ruled to make union-busting a lot harder: if bosses
commit unfair labor practices in the run-up to a union election, the NLRB
will order the employer to immediately recognize and bargain with the
union.

• 86% of Teamsters voted in favor of a UPS ratification contract — the
highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS — and
drivers will now earn an average of $170K/yr in pay and benefits by the
end of 2028.

• 97% of the United Auto Workers voted to authorize a strike as their
contract is renegotiated — meaning nearly all of the 150,000 workers at
Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis will strike if a fair deal cannot be
reached.^4

It’s been a big year for the labor movement. We have momentum to grow and
strengthen unions like no time in recent history. Team AOC is happy to
stand with workers fighting for better protections in the workplace.

[ [link removed] ]Stand with Team AOC and workers around the country today with a
Unionize Your Workplace t-shirt, made by unionized garment workers in the
U.S. Use code LABOR at checkout to receive 15% off.

Yours in service,

Team AOC

 

 

 

1 - [ [link removed] ]Gallup: U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965

2 - [ [link removed] ]Cornell School of Industrial & Labor Relations: Labor Action
Tracker

3 - [ [link removed] ]National Labor Relations Board: Election Petitions Up 53%, Board
Continues to Reduce Case Processing Time in FY22

4 - [ [link removed]'S%20BIG%20THREE%20MEMBERS%20VOTE%20YES%20TO%20AUTHORIZE,Ford%2C%20General%20Motors%20and%20Stellantis. ]United Auto Workers: 97% OF UAW’S BIG THREE MEMBERS VOTE YES TO
AUTHORIZE STRIKE


 


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