The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Unions Gain Latino Members, Could Be Unions' Saving Grace

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Unions Gain Latino Members, Could Be Unions' Saving Grace Jan 25th 2013, 05:01 People of color used to not be allowed to join unions. Now, non-whites could be unions' only hope of survival. While unions are still about 70 percent white, that is beginning to change. Unions lost a record-breaking 547,000 white members in 2012. Meanwhile, membership increased among other races -- particularly Latino. In 2012, unions gained 156,000 new Latino members, 82,000 new black members and 45,000 new Asian members, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data sent to The Huffington Post. Read More... More on Latino Politics

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