The decline of US labor unions in one chart

Labor unions, once a key part the American workforce, have been on the decline for decades. As jobs have moved to "Right-to-work" states, the number of Americans that are a member of a labor union has gone from around 30% of the population in the 1950s to just over 10% in 2010. Whether or not this is good news, one thing is for sure — the decline in unions and their ability to force work stoppages has been precipitous. This point was further emphasized in a chart from the Bureau of Labor S...