It is just too convenient to say that the sharp decline in union approval is due to losing a "public relations" battle. There is a great deal more to it than that. Organized labor in America is losing out because it is almost entirely focused on politics at the expense of representing workers in the workplace. It is a truism that those who aspire to leadership roles have the grandest view of what an organization can accomplish. Unfortunately, those who aspire to leadership in labor unions see the potential for accomplishment in far different terms than the average Joe (or Jane). …
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This article, perhaps inadvertently, exposes a huge difference between the public and private sector when it comes to union organizing. The public sector people in question were managers. The federal law, the National Labor Relations Act, which only applies to private employment, excludes supervisors from coverage. Most state laws dealing with collective bargaining in the public sector do not include that exclusion. In any enterprise, whether it be a private company or a public agency there will at times be conflicts between the interests of the employees and the organization for which they work. Managers need to be clearly identified with …
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