Union membership decline in the United States
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Union Membership Decline
Research and describe the causes of union membership decline in the United States. Support your position with appropriate sources and data.
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Union membership decline in the United States is discussed in a structured manner in this response. The related reference is also provided.
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The passing of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, the verdicts of the NLRB, and the decisions by courts reduced the bargaining power of unions leading to their decline. Also, over time employer resistance to union formation increased, the threat of shutdowns increased, and there was professional opposition to unions. Another cause of union membership decline is globalization, information technology, and automation (1). Higher competition is an important cause of union membership decline. Research shows that workers in the USA have a lower interest in collective bargaining.
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The Taff-Hartley Act weakened the unions by disallowing secondary boycotts, increasing management rights, and the reduction in the union rights to bargain about outsourcing. The courts ensured that the unions could not bargain about plant closings. The courts also allowed the exploitation of the labor law by employers and passed anti-union verdicts. For example, the US Supreme Court verdict in Harris v. Quinn led to the loss of a large number of home care workers from the Service Employees International Union. The employers took the cue from the courts and organized elaborate union-busting operations (2). These operations included roping in unions as union busters, intelligence operations, and lockouts. Employers used legal actions, hired industrial psychologists for union-busting, and formed anti-union employers' organizations. In the context of globalization, automation, and competition the argument is that unionized workers are paid higher salaries than nonunionized workers. To remain ...
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