Nick Reisman reports at New York State of Politics that 22.2 percent of wage and salary earners in New York are enrolled in a union, the second highest rate in the country. The U.S. Department of Labor reported union membership in New York grew from 22 percent in 2020 to 22.2 percent last year. The national average is 10.3 percent of wage and salary workers enrolled with a labor organization. Read more about this story at New York State of Politics.