The changing nature of work, combined with precarity caused by COVID-19, is igniting an interest in a neglected model of worker-led leadership: unionization. Secretly Group Union is blazing a trail by championing the rights of the collective to safeguard jobs in the creative industries.

Remote working during the pandemic broke down boundaries between people’s private and professional lives, and for some, these blurred lines have resulted in widespread burnout. So, how can working culture be redefined to create healthier and more empowered environments?

Years of wage stagnation and worsening economic experience have been compounded by a grueling 19 months of poor working conditions during the pandemic. As a result, Americans are turning to worker militancy and strikes to demand better working conditions and higher wages.

A Gallup poll reveals that public support for unions in the US has climbed to a 56-year high. And while membership remains low, Gen Zers and younger Gen Yers are leading the way in greater union organizing efforts as they push back against their work arrangements.