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Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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Jahana Hayes Calls For Union Protections: ‘Unfair Labor Practices Rose By 7%' In 2024

Published | Video Starts at 00:17

Last year, 16.2 million workers were represented by a union, with the total number of workers in unions growing by 191,000. However, it's important to keep these numbers in context. The percentage of workers represented by a union in 2023 decreased slightly from 11.3% to 11.2%. This is now the 6th hearing in this subcommittee during the 118th Congress on the topic of unions and the freedom of workers to organize. (00:17–00:26)

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