Labor Relations
Private companies in the Milwaukee MSA have lower unionization rates than the rest of Wisconsin and the nearby Chicago MSA.
The state of Wisconsin itself isn’t very unionized (8.4%) in comparison to other industry heavy states such as Ohio (16.1%) and nearby Michigan (21.3%).
|
Area |
Sector |
Observations |
Employment |
Members |
Covered |
% Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Milwaukee MSA |
Private |
854 |
603,393 |
39,727 |
41,984 |
6.6% |
|
Chicago MSA |
Private |
3,168 |
3,263,833 |
326,108 |
339,575 |
10.0% |
|
Wisconsin |
Private |
2,991 |
2,131,282 |
179,517 |
192,873 |
8.4% |
Source: Union Membership and Coverage Database
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