It seems that trade unions are mostly seen in history books. Why and when exactly did they decline?
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Part of the problem is that Unions get inherently political. They are supposed to be there to represent the interests of the workers. The situation starts when you appoint a shop steward and you now give power and influence to someone that didn’t have it before. Most shop stewards are good, overworked fellow workers – but there are some that start seeking to raise their personal profile by making sure that their union is the majority union and starting points of conflict with the employers just to raise their own importance. They seek to dominant the agenda at any union meetings and stop listening to what their members’ needs are.
Also to mention that you have to pay dues to be in the union.
There’s probably also some rub off that college graduates feel that they’re too good or too busy to be part of a union.
Definitely the biggest nail in the coffin though is the emergence of Generation Meh where people are not motivated to participate, greatly value their privacy and free time and avoid any extraneous contact with work colleagues.
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