On Wednesday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, the Economic Policy Institute hosted a virtual press conference with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler to propose a bold new vision for working people: tripling union membership. The press conference coincided with new EPI research quantifying the economic, social, and democratic benefits of increasing union membership to 30%. Participants also shared a policy roadmap to boost union membership, including offering two new proposals to promote collective bargaining and grow union membership.
Who:
- Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO
- Heidi Shierholz, President, EPI
- Moderated by Naomi Walker, Executive Vice President, EPI
When: Wednesday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Press conference links, notes and discussion
Read online or download the pdf for The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and democracy
Afternoon conversation with the report authors Celine McNicholas, Jennifer Sherer, and Ben Zipperer, moderated by Naomi Walker—50 million workers want to join a union: What if they could?
The analysis that shows the disproportionate increase in union density in the south in 2025
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