US Unions Face Challenges in 2024 Despite 2023 Wins

Experts Warn 'Broken' Labor Laws Could Hinder Progress; UAW Plans to Unionize Non-Union Auto Plants

US unions saw significant wins in 2023, with strikes leading to record contracts for autoworkers, writers, actors, and nurses.
Experts warn that the US's 'broken' labor laws could hinder further union victories in 2024.
Major challenges for 2024 include the United Auto Workers' (UAW) attempts to organize non-union auto plants and securing first contracts for workers at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, Apple, Chipotle, and REI who have unionized over the past two years.
The UAW plans to unionize Toyota, Tesla, Mercedes, and BMW, with its effort to unionize the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, leading the way.
Union leaders are threatening a walkout by up to 30,000 workers in the Twin Cities in March, focusing on housing affordability, a cleaner environment, better jobs, and improving schools.