Published annually and gleaned from extensive research and information the unions themselves have reported to the U.S. government, the 2011 Edition of this Directory is your ideal tool for quickly finding personnel contacts, union locations, and other vital details on labor organizations in the United States, including:
- Union membership figures for 2009 and 2010 compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, including a breakdown by industry, occupation, age, sex, and race
- National union profiles with proper names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, website and e-mail addresses, membership figures, publications, and top union officers
- BLS data on major strike activity in the U.S. from 1947 to 2010
- Names and addresses of AFL-CIO headquarters and state officials
- Information on the history, structure, and functions of AFL-CIO leadership
- Names and addresses of Change to Win officers and unions
- An analysis of union representation elections supervised by the National Labor Relations Board in 2010, including union victories and decertifications
- A listing of local unions nationwide
- BLS data on the earnings of union members versus non-union members in 2009 and 2010, including a breakdown by sex and race
- Tables showing union membership in each state and as a percentage of the state workforce in 2009 and 2010
- Indexes listing unions, acronyms, officers, and websites
The appendices to the Directory of U.S. Labor Organizations, 2011 Edition now include BLS tables on union membership and earnings, an AFL-CIO report on membership in unions that belonged to the federation in 2009, and a chart listing union financial reporting requirements under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and the Civil Service Reform Act.
2011/256 pp. Softcover/ISBN 9781617460012/Order #2001