the japenese government backs their auto companies financially as well as other countries we compete against.the japanese companies in the us are not organised by the uaw, i believe i heard that on the news.the japanese people like american stuff but their government will not trade fairly.
union membership will continue to decline unless they become more interested in keeping jobs and competition
having seen how the regular people live and work in asia i really wonder how low our standards will go.

I laughed when the teamsters threatened UPS a few years back and UPS's competitors used that as leverage to win over busniness. back in the 90's, UPS's strike put a major halt on parcel delivery nationally. Although they did not strike a few years ago, many customers went to fedEx and fedex boomed! UPS worked hard to regain customers, but many did not return. How is that good for business?

Unions do protect worker rights, but they also protect lazy workers, as i often butted heads with union stewards that saved employess I desperately tried to fire for not showing up and blatantly ignoring company policy.

I think unions had their time, but we're no longer working 16hrs a day for peanuts in workplaces filled with smoke and no lights. Their standards have improved work conditions ever since the industrial revolution, but i think they're fading out in some industries.