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What are the issues and challenges with recruitment in union membership, and how can leadership enable greater recruitment in the future?

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There is currently a decline in union membership in the manufacturing sector but there is an increase in union membership in the service sector. The key challenges for membership recruitment are that there is a global trend in declining union density, there is public disapproval of unions, especially in the aftermath of the 2009 Recession and a high unemployment rate. Also, there is a decline in the perception of union power, the ability of unions to raise wages, and the threat effect of unions. At the same time, many people believe that the pay and benefits of public employees are too high, that collective bargaining strains the state's resources to pay employees, and a negative opinion of unions (1). Membership recruitment also fails where unions have ...

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