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Union CollapseJacobin
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Two key pillars have allowed unions to remain viable despite a steady decline in membership.
Ronald Reagan’s first term as president was a bloodbath for the labor movement.
Trump has had four years to prepare a government-in-waiting to rapidly enact a wide-ranging attack.
If union membership shrinks at the same rate under a Trump presidency, organized labor would lose two million members, says Julian Zelizer .
Zelizer: A 14 percent reduction in union membership would significantly impact labor’s finances.
With labor fighting defensive fights and labor law eviscerated, it would be exceedingly difficult to organize new workers to keep up with employment increases.
Under a Harris administration, unions are at least likely to have continued breathing room.
Unions will undoubtedly face a much more hostile environment under a Trump administration and a Republican Congress .
If the GOP follows through on its anti-union threats, labor will be put on the defensive, forced to accept draconian labor laws.
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