Source: In These Times
by Stephen Lerner
“Labor faces a contradictory, paradoxical moment. On one hand looms an existential threat, on the other an historic opening. Despite an upsurge in recent organizing and strikes, union density has continued its historic decline — from 35% of the private sector in 1955, to 5.9% today, and only 9.9% overall. With the election of Trump and his billionaire backers, buddies and beneficiaries, unions face potential annihilation, as Trump shreds federal sector collective bargaining agreements and Elon Musk and other employers challenge the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board itself. At the same time, the country as a whole is more pro-union than at any time in a half-century. And we can count on Trump and his cronies to make the best case in years for the need for a union resurgence …” (03/20/25)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/musk-labor-action-or-annihilation