Union membership declines in Illinois

By Washington Examiner

Published September 10, 2020 5:00pm ET

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Union membership declines in Illinois — For the second straight year, the number of workers who are members of labor unions has declined in Illinois. Analyzing data from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, researchers from the Illinois Economic Institute, the University of Illinois, and the University of California-Irvine found that union membership has decreased in the state by […]

For the second straight year, the number of workers who are members of labor unions has declined in Illinois.

Analyzing data from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, researchers from the Illinois Economic Institute, the University of Illinois, and the University of California-Irvine found that union membership has decreased in the state by over 56-thousand workers since 2017.

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