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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Analysis
Strikes disappear again in 2020
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.
Analysis
Unions in 2020: membership is down, but share of workforce is up
Union members continue to out-earn nonunion workers—19.4% more, on average. And Oregon now ties with California as the 7th most unionized.
Analysis
Nationwide strike wave continued in 2019
The strike wave that began in 2018 continued in 2019, according to the annual work stoppages report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Analysis
Union membership continues decline
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...
Collective bargaining
Are we bringing the strike back?
Back from rock bottom, strikes exploded in number last year.
Analysis
The latest figures on union membership
The latest BLS report shows Washington as the nation's third most-unionized, while Oregon is tied for #11.
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.
