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
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013311.pdf
Information about public school districts in the U.S. including teacher salaries, benefits, collective bargaining agreements, and training programs. From the National Center for Education Statistics
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