Two Wall Street Journal articles summarize the state of the
unions. First, union wages are, on average, higher than for nonunion workers.
The chart above shows how the union wage premium varies by demographic group. For more, read here. Second,
union membership is declining—and has been for decades. Overall, the rate in
2014 was 11.1% last year, down from 11.3% the prior year. Membership in the
private sector fell to a rate of 6.6% in 2014, from 6.7%. In the public-sector,
the rate rose to 35.7%, from 35.3%.
The article is here.
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