Unions Suffer Steep Decline In Membership

By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press: Politics
Wed, 01/23/2013 - 8:15am

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, led by losses among public sector workers in cash-strapped states, cities, counties and towns....

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