Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Modern School: Breaking News: Union Membership is Rising, Declining or Remaining Constant

Modern School: Breaking News: Union Membership is Rising, Declining or Remaining Constant:

Breaking News: Union Membership is Rising, Declining or Remaining Constant


Unions and union busting are big news lately. Thus, it should be no surprise that much of the media jumped upon a recent report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on the state of union membership in America. The only thing surprising about the report was how differently it was parsed by various news sources.

The Los Angeles Times excitedly proclaimed that “Union membership grew nationally in 2011,” with unions picking up 49,000 new members. However, before you crack the champagne, the New York Times gloomily declared tha