http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf
Annual report on union membership in the U.S. Reports that the union membership rate was 11.1% of American workers, down 0.2 from 2013. Also provides information on private vs public sector rates, median weekly earnings of union versus nonunion workers, union membership rates among states and more. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/11-681.pdf
5-4 decision of the Supreme Court that some state workers in certain activities cannot be required to pay dues to cover a union’s cost of collective bargaining. The decision affecting home health care workers in Illinois undercuts a 1977 ruling that localities do have the power to require such payments from school employees. From the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2013.pdf
Historical and recent labor force and earnings data for women and men. From the Census Bureau
http://mynlrb.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4581667b6f
Decision of the Chicago area NLRB that college athletes receiving athletic scholarships are employees of the university they represent and are legally entitled to form a union. A former quarterback at Northwestern University began the unionization effort to gain medical coverage for players with football-related injuries. From the National Labor Relations Board Chicago Region Office
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkstp.pdf
Provides statistics and details about 15 major strike actions in 2013, including number of workers involved and duration of strike action. Also offers annual statistics back to 1947. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/union2.pdf
Reports that the rate of workers who were members of unions held steady at 11.3% of the American work force in 2013, the same as in 2012. The rate of union membership for public sector workers was 34% compared to 6.7% for private sector workers. Also covers characteristics of union members, earnings, and union membership by state. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2013/article/the-hockey-lockout-of-2012-1.htm
Uses the hockey lockout of 2012-2013 to examine work stoppages in professional sports, their causes, and the reasons why owners prefer to lockout players before the season begins rather than face strikes during the season. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ebs2_07172013.pdf
Reports on the type and prevalence of employment benefits available to full and part-time workers in small, medium, and large establishments and the so-called take-up rates by employees. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics