Labor/Management Relations
Oklahoma is a Right to Work state
Oklahoma had 1,554,000 total employed and 88,000 union members in 2019.
Oklahoma’s Right to Work law went into effect on September 25, 2001. As of 2019, state union members stood at 6.2%; the U.S. average is 10.3%.
Union Memberships in Oklahoma (in thousands)
| Total Employed | Members of Unions | % Members of Unions | Represented by Union | % Represented by Unions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,554 | 96 | 6.2 | 123 | 7.9 |
Union Strikes / work days lost / union elections in Muskogee County
| Year | Number of union strikes | Number of lost production days | Number of manufacturing union elections | Number of manufacturing election wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Updated: 2019
