Would you work harder if you knew your boss was anti-union?

Unions have grown more popular in recent years, with 16.5 million workers represented by a union in 2025—the highest share of the overall workforce in 16 years. As workers have mounted high-profile union campaigns at companies like Starbucks and Amazon, some employers have openly pushed back on those efforts, in turn becoming increasingly vocal about their opposition to unions. New research from Cornell University indicates that a company’s stance on unions can have a measurable impact on i...