Aug. 12, 2005: Percentage Of Union Workers In Construction Declining
WASHINGTON - According to a report on Union/Non-Union Trends by the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC), the percentage of union workers in the construction industry has been steadily declining over the last five years.
The percentage of all workers in the construction industry who are union members was 15.4 percent in 2004. Among craft workers, the percentage of construction industry workers was 18 percent.