How the Unionization Trend is Changing Workplace Dynamics | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast

Harvard Business Review · Oct 27, 2026 · 40m

How the Unionization Trend is Changing Workplace Dynamics | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast

Uploaded 07-12-22

7 Dec 2022

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For years, union membership has been shrinking in the United States and many other countries. But recently we’ve seen a resurgence, with employees in sectors like retail, hospitality, and media organizing to collectively bargain for better pay, benefits, and job flexibility. Thomas Kochan, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has long studied how unions affect individual, team, and corporate performance. He explains why some fears about them are overblown, how…