AP-Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their growing clout in the labor movement.

The shift, outlined in a report Tuesday from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, could see organized labor focus more intensely on issues important to women as unions look to broaden their ranks and wield great political strength in the next election cycle.

Women now make up about 45% of union members, up from 35% in 1983.  That number if expected to move past 50% by 2020.  White men now make up 38% of the union work force, down from 51.7% in 1983.