This site is pro-union. Not only do unionized workers earn more money than their unorganized counterparts in any given trade or industry; they also have more job security, and control over their working conditions. Much has been said about the decline of unions. It is true that unions have a smaller percentage of the total workforce organized today than they did thirty years ago. But, when you add in retirees and family members, union households make up about a quarter of our population. Other than churches, no other organizations come close to unions in size and potential power. And unions are growing again.