The United States is home to about 7 percent of all Catholics in the world. As of 2010, an estimated 23 percent of U.S. adults and 24 percent of the total U.S. population are Catholic. The U.S. Catholic population has lost more members than it has gained from denominational switching.
Definition of civil union. : the legal status that ensures to same-sex couples specified rights and responsibilities of married couples.
Industrial Union Law and Legal Definition. An industrial union is a union with a membership of workers in a particular industry, regardless of the particular skills the worker exercises. Some of the industrial unions of the AFL_CIO include: 1. Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) 2. Boilermakers (IBB) 3. Electrical Workers (IBEW) 4.