Labor In The News: Fed Union Workers Up Slightly in ’09; National Labor College Curriculum Changes With the Economy

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Fed Union Workers Up Slightly in ’09: The percentage of union members in the federal workforce essentially stayed flat in 2009 compared with the previous year, although the number of union members on the federal payroll grew slightly, according to figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. - Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post. National Labor College Curriculum Changes With the Economy: If the Employee Free Choice Act passes and paves the way for widespread workplace organizing, many of the newest union leaders will be educated at a campus not far from Washington. Classes include labor studies, labor history and new courses on green (and organized) workplaces. - Mark Schoeff Jr. , Workforce Management Magazine