
The death of unions has been predicted time and again.
Each time a new round of statistics come out, we (me included) try to make some sense
Insight on Labor & Employment Developments for Connecticut Businesses
The death of unions has been predicted time and again.
Each time a new round of statistics come out, we (me included) try to make some sense…
The U.S. Department of Labor has released their annual statistics on labor union membership. Nationwide, union membership is down slightly by .2 percent. In total, about 11 percent of the workforce belongs to a union. Compared to 2008, when I reported on these statistics, the number is down by a full percentage point.
The…
Another day, another statistical report from the Department of Labor. (Though in fairness to the DOL, it has a whole office addressed to labor statistics (BLS), so of course we’re going to get a lot of stats.
The latest is its annual release of data showing union membership. I first wrote about that data three…