The average American union member is a civil servant. For the first time since the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) started looking into these statistics, the number of unionized workers in civil service has exceeded the number of unionized employees in the private sector, even though the workforce is five times higher in the latter. Thus, 7.9 million employees belonged to a union in the public sector and only 7.4 million in the private sector. In one year, employees belonging to a union in the private sector went from 8.2 million to barely 7.4 million.
xceeded the number of unionized employees in the private sector, even though the workforce is five times higher in the latter. Thus, 7.9 million employees belonged to a union in the public sector and only 7.4 million in the private sector. In one year, employees belonging to a union in the private sector went from 8.2 million to barely 7.4 million.
Indeed, these numbers show the devastating impact the recession had on employment last year: 3.3 million jobs disappeared and losses in unionized sec
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