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Bureau of Labor Statistics

Analysis

Union membership rates held steady in 2017

10.7 percent of American workers are union members.
Analysis

The Strike: U.S. labor’s long-lost weapon

Major work stoppages have declined over 95 percent since the 1940s.
Analysis

Annual survey records further union membership declines

Union membership fell to 10.7 percent of the U.S. workforce, and 6.4 percent in the private sector.
Analysis

Union membership slips in Oregon, grows in Washington

In Wisconsin, union membership takes a tumble.
Analysis

THE DISAPPEARING STRIKE

2014 had the second fewest strikes since the federal government began keeping records in 1947
Analysis

Union percentage lowest-ever nationally: 11.1 percent

Oregon ranks #7 nationally for union density
National

Union numbers held steady in 2013

Washington is again the fourth-most union state, while Oregon drops to 12th
Analysis

Union workers more likely to get benefits of every kind

Retirement is a union thing, judging by a July 17 BLS report
National

Union members down to 11.3 percent of U.S. workforce

New York is the most unionized. Washington's #4, Oregon #9.
Workers Rights

Strikes were up in 2011, but still extremely rare

The Verizon and NFL strikes were the year's biggest.
National

Union numbers are up in Oregon

Nationwide, 11.8% of U.S. workers are in a union, according to the latest BLS data.
Worker safety

Work-related fatalities drop in Oregon, spike in Washington

In 2010, 17 Oregon workers and 86 Washington workers were killed on the job according to state agencies.
Worker safety

The most dangerous jobs in America

Fishers, loggers, and airplane pilots have the most dangerous jobs, while construction and transportation and warehousing had the most deaths overall.
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