There are two related questions - (1) Union membership has been declining in the

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There are two related questions -

(1) Union membership has been declining in the U.S. private sector for many years. What do you think are the major reasons for this? Why isn't this true for the public sector?

(2) Describe the actions that an employer may take when a union attempts to organize the workforce. What employer actions are prohibited?

For your answer here - you must write at least 4 paragraphs. Remember to read your answer and then the questions again. Did you answer each question completely?

Explanation / Answer

1) because of disappearance of the blue-collar industrial jobs that once spurred demand for unions, and because of globalization – both U.S. manufacturers moving to low-wage nations and workers from low-wage nations moving into the U.S. economy. Although unions have had a few successes organizing a few immigrant workers, for various reasons the immigrants are a hard-to-unionize work force.decentralization in the United States allows states to set many labor laws. The states with anti-union laws make it especially hard to unionize and, by attracting business, undermine unionization in other states.

2) You have the right to express your views in an effort to persuade your employees not to join a union, and you also have the right to run your business. Use and protect these rights by exercising caution and controlling your own behavior:you should have a thorough knowledge of the labor law rules and have expert help. Your own conventional wisdom won’t suffice, nor will your own determination of what is fair, no matter how objective you think you are. Union campaigns can’t invade employee privacy.

prohibited actions- Discriminate in any way against any employee for participating in union activities, Make threats based on employee support of the union, including threats of discharge, layoffs, plant or discontinuing current benefits.Prohibit union insignia on shirts and jackets,Promise or grant benefits to your employees to encourage them to abandon the union, Engage in surveillance of employees to determine their views on the union.

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