Weak laws embolden combative employers, so even with big wins and all-time high support, union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth.
The laws that helped pull unionization down to near 10% remain on the books — but six out of 10 U.S. adults now say declining unionization is bad for the country.
All sides must bargain in “good faith,” but U.S. labor laws do not say what that means, and penalties are weak.
Unionizing is not against the law; but the law is against unionizing.