I was surprised this number was such a big one

Organized labor lost 10% of its members in the private sector last year, the largest decline in more than 25 years.

I meant to blog this the day I read it but somehow I forgot to; here is one source.  I haven't seen it receive much discussion in the econ blogosphere.  For one thing, it's a sign that the union wage premium isn't so stable.

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