48.9% of Unions members work for the Government

[BmorePat87]

What an odd way of representing these numbers. They state that 11% of private sector wage/salary earners are union members and then state that a little less than half of all union members work for the government.

Why not give the percent of government workers who are union members so that it is an even comparison? Sure, it's a lower percentage, but it makes just as much of a point that government workers are more likely to be unionized. 11% of public versus 38% of government.

Looking the data, it appears that membership increases as you go from federal to state to local. That makes sense. Local level is your teachers, cops, firefighters, etc. The people who do a lot for their communities but are usually not very well compensated.