Review Unions: Government Employee Union Membership Rate =
5x of Private Sector Union Membership Rate & Rising
e More government (federal / state / local) employees belong to unions (8 million) than did private sector employees (7 million) in 2009.
e Government employee union membership rate of 37% is 5x
higher than private sector employee union membership rate of 7% in 2009.
e Private sector union membership rate declined 180 basis points to 7% in 2009 from 9% in 2000, while government employee union membership rate rose 50 basis points 37.4% in 2009 from 36.9% in 2000.
KP Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. www.kpcb.com USA Inc. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider? 343
Review Unions: Union Membership Rates by Industry —
Government = 37% Unionized vs. Private Sector’s 2-22%
Union Membership Rates by Industry, 2000 - 2009 2009 Union Members (000)
— ee eo ”,”—o Government 8,407
——Transportation & Utilities 1,04 30% ---------------------------- +--+ == +--+ == 5-5-5585 —— Construction 826 : Manufacturing 1 257 a a —— Information 275 $ — Mining 58 F — Education & Health 1,664 F ——Wholesale & Retail 1,056 5 _ —Leisure 403 Other 154 —— Business Services 379 0% = Finance 138
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 KP Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. www.kpeb.com USA Ine. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider? 344
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