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Morning Brew newsletter: US workers filed 3,286 petitions with the National Labor Relations Board this fiscal year, up from 1,638 three years ago. That is the first increase during a presidential term since the Gerald Ford administration in the mid-’70s, according to the Associated Press. President Biden touted the historic surge as proof that his pro-labor policies are working, contrasting his record with the Trump presidency, when there was a 22% decline. Per the AP, 16% of voters in 2020 were part of a union household, which is prevalent in the crucial battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

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