Unions suffer steep decline in membership

Associated Press ^ | Jan 23, 2013 10:15 AM EST | Sam Hananel

[Olog-hai]

The nation’s labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, led by losses among public sector workers in cash-strapped states, cities, counties and towns.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the unionization rate fell from 11.8 percent to 11.3 percent of all workers, the lowest level since the 1930s. …

[Rapscallion]

Watching those in the beltway living high on the hog while real people are paid much less for equal work is not going to sit well...

They have negotiated themselves retirement packages at 90% of pay with full health care benefits. That will be the largest cost to the taxpayers because it is both federal and state civil "servants".

[BobL]

Seems to me that things are working out JUST FINE for the private-sector unions.

Their goals has ALWAYS BEEN to “Stick it to THE MAN”, and I would say they have more than succeeded (one only need to visit Detroit to verify).

So why are they complaining? They are screwing THE MAN, rather than the other way around, by putting THE MAN out of business. They should be THRILLED at their accomplishments.