ABSTRACT
I. Introduction Unions in the United States seem to be perpetually “at a crossroads.” Private sector labor organizations have been buffeted by many forces during the past half century and, as noted in Chapter 1, if there is to be a “final” crossroads, they may be poised at that very intersection today. Public employee unions are not immune to the dilemmas of their private sector counterparts, and they face special challenges of their own. Following a brief discussion of the steady decline of private sector unions and hints of a resurgence, this concluding chapter examines the challenges and opportunities for unions in government.
