The Pros And Cons Of The Decline Of Union Membership

When looking at the data from Figure 13-1I have noticed that the union membership has decreased. All of the information that was given in the figure is the numbers have declined. Also when doing current research, it is still down. After doing my extended research I have came up with maybe some reasons why it is on the decline. One reason could be that it is not well organized as it once was in the earlier years. Another reason is the fees. I believe that one is not as faithful when it comes to paying dues. Nonetheless, one is still wanting to be represented in situations. Collective bargaining is another reason why union memberships have fallen. When discussing collective bargaining, the current workplace has moved more toward everyone been covered under one contract. In the union most of the time one is promoted only by seniority. Now, one can advance even if they do not have the time up. …show more content…
I believe that a union is a group of people that belongs to an organization in a private sector. I have only been in the union once and it had its advantages and its disadvantages. When it comes to the advantages, they did not mine fighting for a reason that they strongly believed in no matter what it took to get what they wanted. The disadvantages is that one have to pay their dues for them to be considered active. If one did not pay their dues, it was like you were not a part of their organization. For example, when I worked at Kroger it was union based if you came in between a period of time and when their was an issue with management, corporate, or even changes in policies, one would look to the union to correct the situation at