Public approval for labor unions is soaring. Here are the highlights from Gallup’s Work and Education survey:

• • 71% of Americans approve of unions.
  • 40% of union members say their membership is “extremely important.”
  • There was a 57% increase in union election petitions filed during the first six months of fiscal year 2021.
  • 16% of Americans live in a household where at least one resident is a union member.

Read the entire breakdown here.