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Union Membership Remained Steady in 2011
Union membership in 2011 remained largely unchanged from the prior year, a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows. The unionization rate of employed wage and salary workers was 11.8 percent in 2011, and 11.9 percent in 2010. Among private sector employees, the rate remained 6.9 percent. The report shows advantages to union membership. Among full-time wage and salary workers, the median weekly earnings of union members were $938, compared to $729 for nonunion workers. Union women earned median weekly earnings of $879, an amount 34.6 percent higher than their nonunion counterparts, who earned just $653 by comparison. "Prior reporting shows that union members have greater access to health care, retirement and leave benefits. The BLS data make it clear that union jobs are critical to a strong economy," said Secretary Solis.
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