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Löfven, Stefan

(Encyclopedia) Löfven, Stefan (Kjell Stefan Löfven), 1957–, Swedish union leader and politian, b. Stockholm. He worked as a welder and became a union representative. He was deputy chairman (2002–5)…

closed shop and open shop

(Encyclopedia) closed shop and open shop. The term “closed shop” is used to signify an establishment employing only members of a labor union. The union shop, a closely allied term, indicates a…

Mill Springs

(Encyclopedia) Mill Springs, village, on the Cumberland River, S of Frankfort, SE Ky.; site of the opening battle of the Kentucky-Tennessee campaign of the Civil War and the first important Union…

Cushman, Pauline

(Encyclopedia) Cushman, Pauline, 1835–93, Union spy in the Civil War, b. New Orleans. She became an actress at 18 in New York City. In 1863 she was banished to Confederate lines as a supposed…

Change to Win Federation

(Encyclopedia) Change to Win Federation, coalition of seven labor unions representing primarily American workers. It was founded in 2005 as the Change to Win Coalition by five American Federation of…

Union County, NC Census Data

North carolina Union County, North Carolina People QuickFactsUnion CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 162,9298,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 31.6%…

Union City, NJ Census Data

People QuickFactsUnion CityNew JerseyPopulation, 2003 estimate 66,5738,638,396Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.8%2.7%Population, 2000 67,0888,414,350Population,…

Union City, NJ Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population67,088100.0SEX AND AGEMale33,63950.1Female33,44949.9Under 5 years4,9457.45 to 9 years4,8187.210 to 14 years4,4506.615 to 19 years4,6496.920 to 24 years5,4738.225 to…

Union City, NJ Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over51,949100.0In labor force29,55756.9Civilian labor force29,55156.9Employed25,87449.8Unemployed3,6777.1Percent of civilian labor force12.…

Union City, NJ, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units23,741100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,1634.91-unit, attached9734.12 units4,46818.83 or 4 units4,91820.75 to 9 units4,61019.410 to 19 units2,75611.620 or…