According to the annual Gallup Work and Education Survey Americans approval of unions has risen to 54%, up from 48% in 2009.  Also, 37% of Americans believe that unions should have more influence in this country, up from 25% in 2009.

1 in 8 working adults in the U.S. belong to a labor union.

1 in 5 or Americans live in a household where at least one person belongs to a union.

Union membership by area:

South - 6%

West - 18%

East - 24%

Midwest - 23%

Adults between 18-24 are more pro-union than any other age group as 66% approve of labor unions.

63% of women compared to 52% of men approve of labor unions.

Union membership in the U.S. increased in 2014 for the first time in many years.

All information provided by the Union Label & Service Trades Department of the AFL-CIO.