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In New York City, immigrants more likely to be unionized, report finds

BY HARPER FREEMAN
Posted 9/5/25

Foreign-born workers in New York City are more likely to be union members than workers born in the United States, according to a recent report from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. 

In the 18 months ending this June, naturalized immigrants had a 22.3 percent unionization rate compared with 21.1 percent among workers born in the United States, according to the report, The State of The Unions 2025, this year written and compiled by CUNY scholars Ruth Milkman and Joseph van der Naald. 

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