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Membership in Public Sector Unions Is in Freefall, Dropping by More Than 100,000 Since 2022 

More than 300,000 workers have opted out since 2018.

AP/Mary Altaffer, file
Union members carry an American flag during the Labor Day parade on September 8, 2012 at New York. AP/Mary Altaffer, file
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

The Nation’s four largest public sector unions have lost more than 100,000 members since 2022, according to a new analysis.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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