ABSTRACT
Like a prizefighter on the ropes trying to survive and recover, unions in the United States are in danger of a technical knockout. Private sector labor organizations have been buffeted by many forces during the past half century and, as noted in Chapter 1, they seem to be headed down for the count. Public employee unions have been rocked by blows as well but will survive to finish the fight. Following a brief discussion of the steady decline of private sector unions, this concluding chapter examines the growing challenges and seemingly shrinking opportunities for unions in government.
