Last year, union membership grew to 15.7 million members, a one year increase of 311,000. Those who were organized were primarily employees in construction and health care. Not since 1983 has the labor movement enjoyed such a resurgence of new members.
Union membership, across the country, now stands at 12.1 percent. While that is not near the figure of 20.1 percent recorded in 1983, it portends a new trend that threatens the growth of Corporate America. It is particularly ominous at this time when the economy needs every injection of economic good news as possible.
Union membership is growing because unions have launched vigorous and aggressive organizing campaigns and Corporate America has been slow to deal with the threat. The time for proactive, pro-management strategies is now.
