Union Membership by State (2004)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Make of that what you will.

Note that New York (at about 24% of the workforce, something like 12pts above the U.S average) would be below average in the U.K (where the highest is Northern Ireland with about 40%. Highest in England is the North East with about 35%) a country with a reasonably similer workforce structure in other respects.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Why is Alaska relatively high?

I'd assume that it's either the oil workers or there's a hellofalot of public sector workers in Alaska

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Only if you want it to look like the 2004 map

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Bama is also surprising.

Not really; unions are quite strong in the old coalfields in Northern Alabama.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Alabama has many foreign car makers who have set up shop.

So does South Carolina.

Although the numbers in both Carolina's are freakishly low for historical reasons (the failure of the big textiles strike in the '30's).

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I have to say that the colouring scheme is driving me to insanity...there's so little difference between the colours.  Is there a map with a more contrasting scheme?

I could make another one, but I'm too tired at the moment. I didn't go for too great a contrast between the colours because it's only 2pts between each new colour (although I can seem 'em all fine).

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Have they actually left? Last I heard they were just boycotting the convention.
Not suprising at all though.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Could you all quit the unions/corporations/insert hated group here are evil/crooked/etc?
We all know what you think anyway