In 2016, there were 14.6 million members in the
U.S., down from 17.7 million in 1983. The percentage of workers belonging to a
union in the United States (or total labor union "density") was
10.7%, compared to 20.1% in 1983. Union membership in the private
sector has fallen under 7%.
At the apex of union density in the 1940s, only
about 9.8% of public employees were represented by unions, while 33.9% of
private, non-agricultural workers had such representation. In this decade, those
proportions have essentially reversed, with 36% of public workers being
represented by unions while private sector union density had plummeted to
around 7%
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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