The folks at UnionFacts.com have a ‘vital statistics‘ page that provides some good information about unions that many Americans may not know. Here is just some of the information:Financial Information
Annual Dues Paid to Unions: $8,217,838,676Total Union Assets: $8,804,794,935
Total Spending
Representational Activities: $4,081,097,858
Political Activities: $579,624,489
External Contributions: $321,121,214
Overhead: $3,905,927,269
Unions that fail to pass Department of Labor audits: 92%
Union Officials
Total union officers and staff members: 173,503 peopleTotal compensation paid to union officials and officers: $1,141,540,980
Total compensation paid to union employees: $2,562,757,481
Diversity
Major Unions with White Presidents: 94%Major Unions with Male Presidents: 89%
Labor Law Violations
Unfair Labor Practices filed against unions in the last 10 years: 65,529Duty of Fair Representation 32,235
Hiring Halls 2,236
Actions of Picketers 1,742
Union Security Related (including Beck) 1,636
Coercive Statements 1,376
Source: National Labor Relations Board Case Activity Tracking System database.
Union Membership as a percentage of total U.S. Labor Force
Total Union Members: 14.7 MillionPercentage of Workforce that is Unionized: 11.9%
Private Sector Employees: 7.0 million (6.9%)
Public Sector Employees: 7.6 million (36.2%)
Source: UnionStats.com analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics ‘ Current Population Survey.
