Strikes disappear again in 2020 Feb 19, 2021 It looks like the 2018-2019 strike surge was a blip, not the start of a new trend. Last year there were just 8 strikes of over 1,000 workers.
Unions in 2020: membership is down, but share of workforce is up Jan 22, 2021 Union members continue to out-earn nonunion workers—19.4% more, on average. And Oregon now ties with California as the 7th most unionized.
Nationwide strike wave continued in 2019 Feb 11, 2020 The strike wave that began in 2018 continued in 2019, according to the annual work stoppages report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Union membership continues decline Feb 5, 2020 Union membership dropped in 2019 to 14,574,000, down 170,000 (0.2%) from 2018, according to the latest annual report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Union members also dropped as a percentage of the workforce
Are we bringing the strike back? Feb 11, 2019 Back from rock bottom, strikes exploded in number last year.
The latest figures on union membership Jan 29, 2019 The latest BLS report shows Washington as the nation’s third most-unionized, while Oregon is tied for #11.
Union membership rates held steady in 2017 Jan 24, 2018 10.7 percent of American workers are union members.
The Strike: U.S. labor’s long-lost weapon Feb 14, 2017 Major work stoppages have declined over 95 percent since the 1940s.
Union membership slips in Oregon, grows in Washington Feb 3, 2016 In Wisconsin, union membership takes a tumble.
Union numbers held steady in 2013 Jan 28, 2014 Washington is again the fourth-most union state, while Oregon drops to 12th
