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Union Membership up for 2nd Year in a Row

According to the US Department of Labor, union membership went up for the second year in a row in 2008, up from 12.1% of the workforce in 2007 to 12.4% of the workforce in 2008. Government workers were 5 times more likely to belong to a union than private workers.

Fulltime workers not represented by a union aveaged $691 in weekly compensation. Unionized workers averaged $886 per week.

Source: Reuters