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Government Cuts Kept US Union Rate at Record Low in 2011 - Bloomberg

USA TODAYGovernment Cuts Kept US Union Rate at Record Low in 2011BloombergThe rate of union membership in the US fell to a record low in 2011 for a second-straight year, as a loss of government jobs partially offset a rise in private- sector employees, the Labor Department said. Labor unions represented 6.9 percent of ...Union Membership Rate Fell Again in 2011New York TimesUnion membership... | Read More

State of the Union: Jobs key focus of Obama's speech - The Rock River Times

The Rock River TimesState of the Union: Jobs key focus of Obama's speechThe Rock River TimesThis growth was distributed fairly evenly across the economic classes, which some attribute to the strength of labor unions in this period labor union membership peaked during the 1950s. Much of the growth came from the movement of low-income farm ...The trade unions and Obama's State of the... | Read More

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