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California unions grow, bucking U.S. trend
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2013)
LOS ANGELES — The latest snapshot of the U.S. working class shows that unions are in trouble, their ranks thinning amid a backlash against organized labor and a still sputtering economy. But California and a few nearby states in the Southwest are showing a vastly different picture — labor's ranks are on an upswing. The Golden State's union organizers signed up more than 100,000 new members last year, while the nation as a whole shed 400,000, according to data released Wednesday.
Full story: Los Angeles Times
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