How many new members have U.S. labor unions gain through NEW
ORGANIZING since 1995. (Any year around there would be ok too: 95,
97...) The number can not include the number of new members added
because of already-unionized workplaces gaining new employees. It also
can not include membership gains by unions because of mergers (because
that does not increase the overall union membership). The number also
should not include workers who wom union elections but never got union
contracts (i.e. never becaome union members). The number I'm looking
for is: new members due to newly organized workplaces since 1995 or
some year around there.

Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 15 Oct 2003 18:58 PDT

How precise do you want these numbers to be?

I've seen several mentions along the lines of "unions have added five
hundred thousand new members each year for the past three years" even
as overall membership has declined.  But the mention of new members is
never referenced to a pimary source, nor is there any additional
detail provided.

By tracking down various statement like these, I could conceivably
piece together some trend numbers going back to 1995 or so.  But the
information is very general in nature.

Would that suffice as an answer?  If not, do you have reason to
believe that the precise numbers you're after actually exist as data
somewhere?

Any additional information you can provide would be helpful in
tracking down an answer to your question.

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Clarification of Question by pomple-ga on 15 Oct 2003 20:59 PDT

New union members can come in through different means and I'm only
interested in one of them: new organizing. That means new workplaces
that form new union chapters. The numbers you saw of unions adding
membership -- most of those gains were from already-unionized
workplaces adding employees in the 90's. The NLRB (natoional labor
relations board) keeps data on union elections and I believe also
union contracts (workers don't become members until they get a
contract).