Almost half of union workers are women; women, Latinos, and Asians biggest gainers; only one-in-ten union jobs in manufacturing.
Washington, D.C. (Vocus) -- Over the past 25 years, the face of the labor movement has undergone considerable change, according to a new report released today by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
"The view that the typical union worker is a white male manufacturing worker may have been correct a quarter of a century ago, but it’s not an accurate description of those in today’s labor movement," said John Schmitt, a CEPR Senior Economist and an author of the report.
The report, “The Changing Face of Labor, 1983-2008,” analyzes tr in the union workforce over the last quarter century and finds that the it is more diverse today than just 25 years ago. These tr in the composition of the unionized workforce, in part, reflect similar shifts in the workforce as a whole.
"The unionized workforce is changing with the country,” Schmitt continued. “The fastest growing groups in the overall economy are also the fastest growing groups in the labor movement."
The findings of the report reveal this and other shifts in union composition. Among them:
The full study can be found here.
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