Maggie: The Bureau of National Affairs publishes an annual compilation of data from the CPS prepared by Barry Hirsch and David Macpherson at Florida State University. It is entitled "Union Membership and Earnings Data Book." I believe it will provide all the information you request. It breaks out unionization by sector, industry, occupation, gender, race, city, state; by density and level with wages and adjusted log wage differentials, for the last year, and five and ten years preceding. Price of the 1996 edition was $60; order from BNA at 800-452-7773 or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I find it to be an invaluable desk reference. In solidarity, Michael At 06:37 AM 5/31/97 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I need help with some of the latest demographic statistics on union >organizing. I know that women are the only portion of the working class to >increase in percentage unionized in the last decade or two but I need to know >more definitively what this trend is. If possible, please provide the >sources of all statistics. In particular: > >**What is the percentage of all unionized workers (male and female) in the >USA currently and how is that a decrease from the turn of the century (or any >intermediary point, but the longer the trend the better)? >**What is the increase in female unionization and where is that increase >taking place (I believe it is in Civil Service jobs)? >**How has the increase in female unionization changed the ratio of male to >female union members as a percentage of all union members? >**What is the racial/ethnic composition of these changes for both men and >women, but particularly women? > >Thanks to everyone in advance. maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] >p.s. Whenever I post for help on these lists, I always get a great response >and much of it comes from people I've never seen post to the list itself. > This always makes me aware of how many lurkers there are out there on the >internet. > >
