COVID-19 has led to a rise in union membership and activity in Boston
This year, Greater Boston has taken part in a national trend of increased union growth and activity as a result of pandemic working conditions and widening economic inequality.
Unions on the Rise
Massachusetts’ teachers unions rally for fair contracts after tough years
Spurred by the demands of teaching through a pandemic and still facing contract stalemates, teacher’s unions in Massachusetts have been organizing.
An unprecedented surge of unionization in service industries is led by baristas
Twelve Starbucks stores in Massachusetts have unionized, joining over 200 stores nationwide. The coffee chain joins Amazon and Trader Joe’s in the unprecedented growth of union membership in the service sector.
This labor movement is younger, more diverse and driven by broader causes
Not only has the COVID pandemic led to an increase in union activity and membership, but the movement in 2022 is shaped around a more diverse movement with more diverse causes.