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
Numbers Game? Latest Statistics Show Further Increase in Union Membership in Connecticut
Courant Headline Says Unions Down 17 Percent. Really? Uh, No.
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