Editing Trade union (section)

==Prevalence worldwide==
[[File:Trade union density rate map.svg|thumb|500px|World map with countries shaded according to their trade union density rate with statistics provided by the [[International Labour Organization]] Department of Statistics
{{Legend|#051d3b|90.0–99.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#083062|80.0–89.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#0c4389|70.0–79.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#0f56b0|60.0–69.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#1369d7|50.0–59.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#287eec|40.0–49.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#4f96f0|30.0–39.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#76adf3|20.0–29.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#9dc5f6|10.0–19.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#c4dcfa|0.0–9.{{Overline|9}}%}}
{{Legend|#c0c0c0|No data}}]]
[[File:Labor union membership by country.webp|thumb|Labor union membership by country]]
[[File:Hours Worked Compared to Earnings Per Week.webp|thumb|Hours Worked Compared to Earnings Per Week]]
[[Union density]] has been steadily declining from the [[OECD]] average of 35.9% in 1998 to 27.9% in the year 2018.<ref name=":OECD union density" /> The main reasons for these developments are a [[Deindustrialization|decline in manufacturing]], increased [[globalization]], and governmental policies.

The decline in manufacturing is the most direct influence, as unions were historically beneficial and prevalent in the sector; for this reason, there may be an increase in [[Developing country|developing nations]] as OECD nations continue to export manufacturing industries to these markets. The second reason is globalization, which makes it harder for unions to maintain standards across countries. The last reason is governmental policies. These come from both sides of the political spectrum. In the UK and US, it has been mostly right-wing proposals that make it harder for unions to form or that limit their power. On the other side, there are many social policies such as [[minimum wage]], [[paid vacation]], parental leave, etc., that decrease the need to be in a union.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-09-29|title=Why trade unions are declining|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2015/09/29/why-trade-unions-are-declining |url-access=subscription |author1=E.H. |access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>

The prevalence of labour unions can be measured by "union density", which is expressed as a percentage of the total number of workers in a given location who are trade union members.<ref name="ILO Stats">{{cite web|title=Industrial relations|url=https://www.ilo.org/ilostat-files/Documents/description_IR_EN.pdf|access-date=9 October 2018 |publisher=International Labour Organisation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009132038/https://www.ilo.org/ilostat-files/Documents/description_IR_EN.pdf |archive-date= 9 October 2018 }}</ref> The table below shows the percentage across [[OECD]] members.<ref name=":OECD union density"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Union density across OECD members (in %)
!Country
!2020
!2018
!2017
!2016
!2015
!2000
|-
|Australia
|..
|13.7
|14.7
|..
|..
|24.9
|-
|Austria
|..
|26.3
|26.7
|26.9
|27.4
|36.9
|-
|Belgium
|..
|50.3
|51.9
|52.8
|54.2
|56.6
|-
|Canada
|27.2
|25.9
|26.3
|26.3
|29.4
|28.2
|-
|Chile
|..
|16.6
|17.0
|17.7
|16.1
|11.2
|-
|Czech Republic
|..
|11.5
|11.7
|12.0
|12.0
|27.2
|-
|Denmark
|..
|66.5
|66.1
|65.5
|67.1
|74.5
|-
|Estonia
|..
|4.3
|4.3
|4.4
|4.7
|14.0
|-
|Finland
|..
|60.3
|62.2
|64.9
|66.4
|74.2
|-
|France
|..
|8.8
|8.9
|9.0
|9.0
|10.8
|-
|Germany
|..
|16.5
|16.7
|17.0
|17.6
|24.6
|-
|Greece
|..
|..
|..
|19.0
|..
|..
|-
|Hungary
|..
|7.9
|8.1
|8.5
|9.4
|23.8
|-
|Iceland
|92.2
|91.8
|91.0
|89.8
|90.0
|89.1
|-
|Ireland
|26.2
|24.1
|24.3
|23.4
|25.4
|35.9
|-
|Israel
|..
|..
|25.0
|..
|..
|37.7
|-
|Italy
|..
|34.4
|34.3
|34.4
|35.7
|34.8
|-
|Japan
|..
|17.0
|17.1
|17.3
|17.4
|21.5
|-
|Korea
|..
|..
|10.5
|10.0
|10.0
|11.4
|-
|Latvia
|..
|11.9
|12.2
|12.3
|12.6
|..
|-
|Lithuania
|..
|7.1
|7.7
|7.7
|7.9
|..
|-
|Luxembourg
|..
|31.8
|32.1
|32.3
|33.3
|..
|-
|Mexico
|12.4
|12.0
|12.5
|12.7
|13.1
|16.7
|-
|Netherlands
|..
|16.4
|16.8
|17.3
|17.7
|22.3
|-
|New Zealand
|..
|..
|17.3
|17.7
|17.9
|22.4
|-
|Norway
|..
|49.2
|49.3
|49.3
|49.3
|53.6
|-
|Poland
|..
|..
|..
|12.7
|..
|23.5
|-
|Portugal
|..
|..
|..
|15.3
|16.1
|..
|-
|Slovak Republic
|..
|..
|..
|10.7
|11.7
|34.2
|-
|Slovenia
|..
|..
|..
|20.4
|20.9
|44.2
|-
|Spain
|..
|13.6
|14.2
|14.8
|15.2
|17.5
|-
|Sweden
|..
|65.5
|65.6
|66.9
|67.8
|81.0
|-
|Switzerland
|..
|14.4
|14.9
|15.3
|15.7
|20.7
|-
|Turkey
|..
|9.2
|8.6
|8.2
|8.0
|12.5
|-
|United Kingdom
|..
|23.4
|23.2
|23.7
|24.2
|29.8
|-
|United States
|10.3
|10.1
|10.3
|10.3
|10.6
|12.9
|}
Source: [[OECD]]<ref name=":OECD union density">{{cite web|title=Trade Union|url=https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TUD#|access-date=2021-05-11|website=stats.oecd.org}}</ref>