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Courant Headline Says Unions Down 17 Percent. Really? Uh, No.

By Daniel Schwartz on March 2, 2011
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

UPDATED 2 p.m.

About five weeks ago, I wrote about the new Bureau of Labor Statistics report that showed union membership and representation was down in Connecticut in 2010 from 17.1 percent of the overall workforce to 16.7, or in raw numbers from 265,000 workers to 258,000. 

But I also noted that compared with 2007 (when…

Unions are a Dying Breed. Or They’re Making a Comeback.

By Daniel Schwartz on January 27, 2011
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

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…

Are Unions Dying Off? Not Yet, Say New U.S. Department of Labor Statistics

By Daniel Schwartz on January 28, 2008
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Are unions are dying breed? The answer to that question often depends on your perspective.  

As we’ve seen in Connecticut, if unions are "dying", they are not going down without a fight.

But statistics just released by the U.S. Department of Labor tell a more complete story.  The statistics show a leveling off of the…

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