PhotoDespite all the attention that has been paid to the union-backed campaign for a $15 minimum wage, the national decline in organized labor has persisted. But in New York City, more than a quarter of workers are unionized, the highest proportion since 2007, according to the report. The share of New York City workers who belong to unions has risen for three straight years — to 25.5 percent in the past year from 21.5 percent in 2012 — the report says. Jerry Brown, a California Democrat, to sign legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $15. All told, there are about 901,000 unionized workers living in New York City, slightly less than half the state’s total of 1.99 million.

Source: New York Times September 05, 2016 02:03 UTC