USA#1
01-26-2007, 11:06 AM
Union membership drops to historic low.
“The number of wage and salary workers who were union members dropped to 12 percent of the work force ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) last year,” the AP reports, “the lowest percentage since the government started tracking that number over two decades ago.” Workers represented by unions earn 28 percent more ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) than nonunion workers, are 62 percent more likely to have medical insurance ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) through their jobs, and are four-and-a-half times as likely to have guaranteed pensions.
“The number of wage and salary workers who were union members dropped to 12 percent of the work force ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) last year,” the AP reports, “the lowest percentage since the government started tracking that number over two decades ago.” Workers represented by unions earn 28 percent more ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) than nonunion workers, are 62 percent more likely to have medical insurance ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) through their jobs, and are four-and-a-half times as likely to have guaranteed pensions.