THE ONGOING AND DEEPENING CRISIS OF TRADE UNIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Keywords:
Trade, unions, union, density, United, States, social, and, economic, inequality, industrial, relations, trade, in, OECD, countriesAbstract
In the United States, only a mere 10.7 percent of workers belong to a union, and a great chunk of them are in the shrinking public sector. That?s almost half the rate in 1983. Falling union density means a tremendous loss for workers and has given rise to greater social inequality. Since Republican Party took control both in the Congress and in the many statehouses in 2010, unions have been facing an unprecedented assault advancing to strip their collective bargaining rights and/or membership. This article aims to present an empirical picture of the severe social, organisational and financial aspects of the crisis facing trade unions in the US.
