Unions Begin to Weigh in on Misclassified Workers
Last week the American Teamster's union announced that they are in favor of the Obama administrations crack down on misclassified workers. You can read more 
about the announcement in our news section. Teamsters Support Senate Efforts to Protect Misclassified Workers.
No real surprise here as the unions continue to try and remain stable in light of the trouble economy. They are going to be behind any efforts to corral jobs from both misclassified union and non-union work locations to help bolster their declining ranks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions declined by 771,000 to 15.3 million in 2009, largely reflecting the overall drop in employment due to the recession." In 1983, the first year for which comparable union data are available, there were 17.7 million union workers.
Certainly many union shops have been impacted by the down economy that has hit hard in the manufacturing areas like Autoworkers, etc. As the unions can enlist the government to help them identify what would or should be union positions will continue to bolster their ranks and dues.
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