As noted in the lecture notes and in Chapter 14, union membership as a percentage of employment has steadily decreased since the 1950s. What do you think are some of the important factors in this decline? What do you think the trends will be in the next 20 years? What are the consequences for management and owners of having a union represent employees? What are the benefits for the organization? Union proponents feel that employees in right-to-work states who choose not to join the union are "freeloaders" in that they don't pay dues but they do get all negotiated benefits under the union contract. What is your position on this situation? Explain.