Recent evidence documents an increased interest among American workers in joining a union. At the same time, there is revived debate among labor scholars, union leaders, politicians, and activists over what forms of labor representation are best suited to meet the needs of the contemporary workforce. Yet little is known about what contemporary workers have to say about these debates. This article draws on a conjoint survey experiment fielded on a nationally representative sample of more than 4,000 employees to explore the forms of representation workers want and are willing to support by paying dues. The authors compare interest in the forms of labor representation that are currently being debated. Results show that while workers value traditional collective bargaining, they would be even more willing to join and financially support organizations currently unavailable under US law and practice. The authors use these results to draw implications for the labor movement, worker advocacy groups, and the future of labor law.

最近的证据表明，美国工人对加入工会的兴趣增加了。同时，在劳动学者，工会领袖，政治家和激进主义者之间，关于哪种形式的劳动代表最适合满足现代劳动力需求的争论重新开始。然而，人们对当代工人对这些辩论的看法知之甚少。本文借鉴了一项联合调查实验，该实验基于4000多名员工的全国代表性样本，以探索工人希望并愿意通过支付会费来支持的代表形式。作者比较了对目前正在辩论的劳动代表形式的兴趣。结果表明，虽然工人重视传统的集体谈判，他们将更愿意加入目前在美国法律和惯例下尚不存在的组织并为其提供财务支持。作者利用这些结果得出了对劳工运动，工人权益团体和劳工法未来的启示。