New York is the most unionized state in the nation with nearly two million union workers. Although private-sector unions make up the largest number of those workers—17 percent compared to 6 percent nationwide—the real power of New York’s organized labor comes from the public sector, where nearly 70 percent are union members.
Clearly, New York’s unionized labor force gets it right: They know that membership has its advantages. In fact, last year union membership actually grew by 75,000. Workers have found that annual wages of union members, on average, are $11,000 more than their nonunion counterparts.
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