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Union Membership Rate

Union Membership Numbers Don't Tell the Whole Story

Sarita Gupta | Posted 03.25.2013 | Business
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Sarita Gupta

Without placing a priority on creating not just jobs but good, union jobs, our economy will remain at a standstill for anyone but the 1 percent.

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Unions in America: 2012 Data

Jared Bernstein | Posted 03.25.2013 | Business
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Jared Bernstein

Even as the labor market expanded in 2012, union membership fell again, both in the private and public sectors, according to data released this morning by the BLS.

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Dave Jamieson

Bad News For American Unions

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.23.2013 | Politics
Read More: Wisconsin, Union Membership, Right to Work, Labor Department, Afl-Cio, Unionization, Union Report, Business, Bls, Labor, Video, Bls Report, Union Membership Rate, Scott Walker, Unions, Michigan, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Driven by widespread job losses in the public sector, the number of American workers belonging to a labor union has dropped to a record ...

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