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Compare and contrast the issues faced by unions in the 1930's and today.

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The Issue faced by unions in the 1930s was the declining number of labor union members. For example, in 1933 the union members were 3 million compared to 5 million a decade ago. Another issue was that most union members were skilled craft unions that were affiliated to the AFL or the American Federation of Labor. The unions had failed to organize the workers in mass-production industries such as steel, mining, textiles, and automobiles(1). These were high-growth industries. Another issue faced by unions was large-scale unemployment and the economic hardship of workers. During the Great ...

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