ABSTRACT
The negative impact on private sector unions of continuing structural changes in the economy has been comprehensively and convincingly addressed by a number of writers, particularly with regard to regional shifts, globalization, the decline of traditional industries, and the broader shift to a service economy (Thurow, 1996; Chandler, 1990; Yankelovich, 1994). The majority of these changes have been taking place for a number of decades and have gradually eroded the private sector unionization rate in the U.S.
