{"id":38214,"date":"2016-01-29T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T15:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/dol-comments-on-2015-union-membership-stats\/"},"modified":"2016-01-29T10:54:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T15:54:24","slug":"dol-comments-on-2015-union-membership-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/dol-comments-on-2015-union-membership-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"DOL comments on 2015 union membership stats","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22419\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px\" alt=\"DOL_labor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DOL_labor.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>WASHINGTON \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement on the department\u2019s Bureau of Labor Statistics report released today on union membership in 2015:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith today\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/pdf\/union2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 report<\/a>, we are reminded again that the labor movement continues to be one of the most powerful forces for strengthening the middle class and providing economic stability, for members and non-members alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedian weekly earnings of full-time union workers ($975) were more than 25 percent higher than those of non-union workers ($776) in 2015. That\u2019s not pocket change \u2013 it comes to more than $10,000 per year. That goes a long way toward writing the mortgage check, paying down the car loan, or even just keeping the kids in snow boots. And, that doesn\u2019t even account for the superior benefits, safer workplaces and other advantages that come with union representation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21059\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21059\" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" alt=\"thomas-e-perez\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/thomas-e-perez.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPlus, strong unions empower all working people, putting upward pressure on wages and labor standards throughout the economy. After all, you don\u2019t need a union card to have benefitted from the advent of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we all have skin in the game when unions are threatened and collective bargaining rights come under attack. When a larger percentage of workers belong to unions, the middle class grows and thrives. But\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asanet.org\/images\/journals\/docs\/pdf\/asr\/WesternandRosenfeld.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research shows<\/a>\u00a0that a decline in union membership over roughly the last four decades is responsible for one-third of the growth in wage inequality among men and one-fifth of the growth in wage inequality among women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Obama administration continues to push back against these attacks, exploring avenues for strengthening the right to organize and new strategies for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/campaign\/worker-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">giving workers greater voice<\/a>\u00a0on the job. We believe this essential to building an economy that works for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve made a dramatic turnaround in the last seven years \u2013 from a devastating recession to the highest levels of job growth since the late 1990s. But, there is still unfinished business. We must do more to ensure that all working families can share in the fruits of this recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen more workers are able to stand together and speak up for one another, negotiating for their fair share of the value they help create, it strengthens all of us. To restore balance to the economy and create shared prosperity, we need robust labor unions and powerful worker voice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013\u00a0U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. 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