http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/04/art2full.pdf
Finds that union workers receive larger wage increases, earn higher wages, and have greater access to employer-sponsored benefits, and that these trends persist despite declining union membership. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2012.pdf
This report presents historical and current labor force participation and earnings data for women and men from the Current Population Survey and focuses especially on the rising participation rate, earnings, and educational attainment of women since the 1970s. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkstp.pdf
Reports on 19 major strikes and lockouts involving 1,000 or more workers per event. Tables show details about strikes including organization and sector affected and number of days strike lasted. Also show trends since 1947. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf
Reports that the union membership rate for 2012 was 11.3%, down from 11.8% in 2011. Also provides data on union membership by demographic characteristics, by state, and by occupation. Also provides data on weekly earnings of union and nonunion workers. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42575.pdf
Discusses the clash between federal union security agreements stemming from the National Labor Relations Act which require all workers covered by a union contract to pay membership dues to the union, and the Taft-Hartley Act which allowed states to supersede these provisions with so-called Right-to-Work laws. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41060.pdf
Reviews legislative responses to past professional baseball and football strikes. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42703.pdf
Reviews selected decisions of the National Labor Relations Board and the courts on issues related to the National Labor Relations Act and unfair labor practices. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf
Reports on access to various types of employee benefits such as health insurance, sick leave, and paid vacations by size of firms, full-time or part-time status of workers, and whether union members. Employees in medium to large size firms had access to more benefits than workers in size firms (fewer than 100 employees). From the Bureau of Labor Statistics