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'unfortunately, union membership has declined, in large part due to deliberate efforts by corporations to break organizing drives by their employees, leaving workers vulnerable to stagnant wages, benefit give-backs, longer hours and less job security than in the past. beginning in the 1970s, corporate america began a concerted campaign to blame unions for a loss of competitiveness in american industry. they also regularly threatened to move plants overseas if workers formed unions in places where they didn't yet exist. even though the evidence suggested mismanagement at the top was to blame for the slide in the domestic auto industry, for instance, blaming the united auto workers for the loss of domestic car sales became a dominant narrative and fed anti-union efforts. although many of the resulting tactics of intimidation and union busting have been illegal, there has been little enforcement of labor law from either the justice department or nation labor relations board, both of which have been largely starved for funds for the purpose, and which are populated mostly by corporate attorneys who are disinclined to side with workers over management.' - tim wise
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