Dick Meister: Jobs may decline, unions won’t

Pub date February 14, 2009
SectionBruce Blog

The percentage of workers belonging to unions grew last year for the second straight year

By Dick Meister

(Dick Meister, a San Francisco-based journalist, has covered labor and political issues for a half century.)

After nearly a half-century of steady decline, American unions are showing unmistakable signs that they’re finally reversing direction.