Americans haven’t been this pro-union since 1965 American support for labor unions has reached a half-century high, according to a new Gallup poll. Roughly 71% of Americans now approve of them. They haven''t looked this favorably upon unions since 1965. A reimagining of work during the pandemic, the hot labor market, and high-profile union drives across tech and retail all likely contributed. American support for labor unions is the highest it''s been in more than half a century. Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a new Gallup poll released on Tuesday. The last time Gallup measured a union approval rating this high in the US was 1965. The data comes from Gallup''s annual Work and Education survey, which polled a random sample of 1,000 adults by phone in all 50 states and D.C. between August 1 to 23. The greatest pro-union sentiment Gallup ever recorded in the US was 75% in the 1950s; the lowest was 48% in 2009. The increased support for labor unions likely owes to several factors that emerged in recent years.