Union membership rose by 162K in 2013

[Sherman A1]

Washington (PAI) – Union membership in the U.S. rose by 162,000 in 2013, to 14.528 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculated, but the union share of the nation’s workers stayed unchanged at 11.3 percent.

Nationwide, African-Americans were more unionized than whites or Hispanics, and the oldest workers – aged 45-64 – were more unionized (14.5 percent) than other age groups, BLS reported. Almost eight million men were unionized, compared to 6.58 million women.

Union members’ share of the private sector workforce was 6.7 percent last year, a ratio unseen since the pre-labor law era of the Roaring 20s.

The private sector employed 7.31 million union members last year, 100,000 more than in the public sector. In 2012, the public sector had edged ahead.

http://labortribune.com/union-membership-rose-by-162k-in-2013/

[Laelth]

1. Great news. k&r for labor. n/t

-Laelth

[AllyCat]

2. I got three new people to join ours

[PM Martin]

3. k/r

The more union members, the better.