Unions See Sharp Membership Declines Again

By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
Fri, 01/21/2011 - 8:16am

(01-21) 07:16 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- The nation's labor unions saw another sharp decline in membership last year even as the economic recovery began and job losses slowed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says unions...

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