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Discuss the decline in union membership. What factors do you feel have/are contributing to this decline?

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A labor union can be defined as group of people who are working and have a structured way of protecting the rights of the members with regards to the employment terms and conditions like the minimum wages, overtime rates and minimum employment age. In 2010, union membership in the United States decreased by 610,000 workers to 11.9%, down from 12.3% in the year prior (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011). The decreasing figures are more evident in the private sector where the membership has decreased by almost four times compared to the 1970’s.The sharp decline is happening when globalization is on the rise and ironically the union’s vibrant and very vocal representation has also become something of the past.

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