At least 90% of the construction workforce does not belong to a union in more than 25 states
The industry awaits a final rule implementing President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14063
WASHINGTON — According to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of 2022 state union membership data published recently by unionstats.com, at least nine out of 10 construction workers in private industry do not belong to a union in 26 states, up from 24 states in 2021. Nationwide, a record 88.3% of construction workers do not belong to a union, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 87.4% in 2021.
“Data continue to suggest that the vast majority of construction industry professionals freely choose not to join a union,” said Ben Brubeck, vice president of regulatory, labor, and state affairs, ABC. “This illustrates why it makes no sense for the Biden administration to continue to advance controversial policies requiring workers on federal and federally assisted construction projects to join a union and/or pay union dues through schemes like project labor agreements and other anti-competitive and inflationary policies. Worker choice and freedoms create immense value for taxpayers and the construction industry, yet the Biden administration continues to undermine these principles with burdensome regulations that needlessly raise costs on taxpayer-funded construction projects and steer contracts to unionized contractors and workers.”