Members of the newly formed App Drivers Union rallied outside the Massachusetts State House after certification of the first statewide rideshare union, representing nearly 70,000 Uber and Lyft workers. Union formation in the U.S. remains relatively rare but is increasing. In 2025, 16.5 million U.S. workers, about one-tenth of the workforce, belonged to labor unions, the highest level in 16 years and up by 463,000 from 2024. Unionization is still below the 1954 peak when one in three Americans were union members. Employers spent an estimated $1.7 billion last year opposing unions, including attorney services and non-attorney consultants. Opposition aims to prevent union elections, influence votes against union formation, stall negotiations, and exploit National Labor Relations Board processes to delay workers.
"Members of the newly formed App Drivers Union rallied victoriously outside the Massachusetts State House, celebrating the certification of the first statewide rideshare union, representing nearly 70,000 workers. The organized group of Uber and Lyft drivers is a rare-though increasingly less so-example of new unions forming in the U.S."
"In 2025, just 16.5 million U.S. workers, or one-tenth of the workforce, belonged to a labor union. That's the highest number of unionized workers in 16 years, an increase of 463,000 since 2024. Still, unionization is far from its peak in 1954, when one in three Americans belonged to a union."
"U.S. employers spent an estimated $1.7 billion last year on union opposition, according to a study from union-busting watchdog LaborLab and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a progressive, pro-union think tank. This estimate encompasses total spending on attorneys' services, including for representation and consulting, and non-attorney consultants."
"The spending goes toward preventing union elections-and when they do happen, to get employees to vote against union formation. Consultants also work to stall negotiations for collective bargaining agreements, and employerstake advantage of the National Labor Relations Board's processes to create delays for workers, according to the study."
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