Except I don't think it's true. : ( They probably mean compared with any given year in the last 3 decades.
This was funny: from https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-issues-third-annual-labor-day-report
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the third annual Labor Day Report highlighting the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing efforts to empower workers in California and across the country. (Italics mine)
This from the state that enacted one of the biggest anti-worker and anti-democratic laws (that would permanently classified Uber/Lyft drivers as contractors and required a SEVEN-EIGHTHS (!!!) majority to over-ride). The measure (called prop 22) has been deemed unconstitional (at least in parts) by appelate courts and is currently in review by Calif Supreme Court.
Email a union in your field and offer to salt
Environmentalism is mine, but im basically like a private contractor/volunteer because there are no stable jobs. Maybe I'll just sign up for something random. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
UFCW, SEIU, and UNITE-HERE might want someone to work an "unskilled" job depending on the local.
Depending on what part of environmentalism you're in, there's lab scientist, political organizer and landscaper unions in some places.
As a heads up, working for a union at the lowest level is basically the same experience as working at a "mission-driven" non-profit: you're expected to work for more hours than you're paid for, for "the cause", then burn out and quit after a few years. This is by design, it's how they deal with small budgets and an enthusiastic (exploitable) workforce.
Some of them even promote this while raising the pay and time off for the higher-up bureaucrats. UFCW is one such example. A fairly crap union that I steer everyone away from.
Understandable, stay safe comrade!