FEBRUARY 6, 2020: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 10.3% of wage and salary workers belong to a labor union.[1] ([link removed])

However, there is a massive difference between the unionization of public and private-sector workers. Just 6.2% of private-sector workers belong to a union but the rate is more than five times higher in the public sector. Among government employees, 33.6% belong to a union.[1] ([link removed])

Among those who work in the private sector, the 6.2% union membership rate is roughly a third of what it was in the 1980s (the first year comparable data is available).[2] ([link removed])

Among government employees, unionization rates were nearly 40% until they began declining in 2011. That may be related to the passage of right-to-work laws in a growing number of states. Additionally, “in 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision affirmed the First Amendment rights of all public employees.” All government employees now "have the ability to fully leave a union. In short, the decision extended right-to-work to all public-sector workers.”[2] ([link removed])

 
** CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NUMBER OF THE DAY ONLINE→ ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------

Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day ([link removed])  explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology. Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
To see other recent numbers, check out the archive ([link removed]) .
Was this email forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day. ([link removed])

------------------------------------------------------------

============================================================

_Scott Rasmussen is an editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, the Encyclopedia of American Politics. He is a senior fellow for the study of self-governance at the King’s College in New York. His most recent book, ** Politics Has Failed: America Will Not ([link removed])
** , ([link removed])
was published by the Sutherland Institute in August 2018._
-------------------------
Decide which emails you want from Ballotpedia.
** Unsubscribe [link removed]
 or ** update your subscription preferences [link removed]
 
Ballotpedia

The Encyclopedia of American Politics

** 8383 Greenway Blvd., Suite 600 ([link removed])

** Middleton, WI 53562 ([link removed])

** [Facebook] ([link removed])

 

** [Twitter] ([link removed])