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Percentage of Workers In Unions 223% 92% 9.6% 198% 85% 20% 192% 9.8% 01% 14.9% 74% 8.1% 8.1% 3.9% 84% 1994 PLAY 964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1968 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 Percentage of Workers In Unions 5.1% 6.8% 10.9% 75% 15.2% 12.4% 10.8% 37% 9.5% 79% 4.9% 5,1% 5.5% 5.8% 4% 108% 4.4% 3.8% 53% 5.7% 2014 PLAY 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012Explanation / Answer
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NATFA) was the door through which American workers were shoved into the neoliberal global labor market.NAFTA undercut the bargaining power of American workers, which had driven the expansion of the middle class since the end of World War II. NAFTA caused the loss of numerable jobs as production moved to Mexico.
NAFTA strengthened the ability of U.S. employers to force workers to accept lower wages and benefits.In the midst of collective bargaining negotiations with unions, some companies would even start loading machinery into trucks that they said were bound for Mexico. The same threats were used to fight union organizing efforts. NAFTA’s central purpose was to free American corporations from U.S. laws protecting workers and the environment. Though Clinton spoke to that worry,"Well, if we don't pass NAFTA, that could still be true. The lower wages and the lower cost of production will still be there," he said. "But if we do pass it, it means dramatically increased sales of American products made right here in America." Employment in virtually all U.S. manufacturing industries has declined since NAFTA went into effect. Counting jobs that actually left the United States plus those that would have been created if not for rising imports, EPI estimates that NAFTA caused a net loss of 440,000 U.S. jobs. In fact, during the 1990s, the overall U.S. trade deficit quadrupled, resulting in a net loss of 3 million jobs.
Now from the above two graphs, we can see the declines in union between 1944 and 2014. Now If consider Montana(one of the highest decline took place here), the decline in percentage is : 19.2% in 1994 to 12.8% in 2014, an overall declone of (19.2%-12.8%)= 6.4%. On an average , 3%-5% decline has been taken place through all over US.
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