Labor unions have been among the most vocal critics of Donald Trump and his expanding team of economic advisers, sounding warnings over the president-elect's positions on a range of issues and promising to stymie his policy agenda when warranted.
Alas, federal data indicate the influence of labor unions — at least when it comes to membership — is waning. A recent analysis by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that union membership as a percentage of the entire labor force declined in 24 states in 2015, while some 34 states and the District of Columbia were down from where they were a decade earlier. Union membership in Maryland declined 2.9 percent during that time, and ranks 29th in the total percentage of the state's workforce that belongs to a union.'
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The last time my union did something for me was...
ReplyDeleteWorked well for the deputies of this county. I still do not know how they got a five year deal !!!!!
ReplyDeleteUnions are good in theory, and even good tools, IN THE BEGINNING. Then they ALWAYS become corrupt, greedy and enemies of the worker.
ReplyDeleteDamn shame how some unions, SLEOLA, deduct a service charge from an employee's pay even if the employee does not want to be a member. Seem fair? Not to me.
ReplyDeletewell then let's take a long hard look at the teachers union!
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