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In 2009 the U.S. membership of public sector unions surpassed membership of private sector unions for the first time, at 7.9m and 7.4m respectively. http://en.
by mh- 13y ago
In 2009 the U.S. membership of public sector unions surpassed membership of private sector unions for the first time, at 7.9m and 7.4m respectively.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-sector_trade_union#cite_note-17 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-sector_trade_union#cite_...
http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-trouble-with-public-sector-unions http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-troub...
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoFrom your second link "dramatic decline in overall union membership." which is what I meant to imply. Unions are fairly impotent today.
- rayiner 13y agoUnions in general are impotent, but the public unions (teachers, police, etc) are among the only ones that still have a lot of leverage.