You Won’t See Another ‘Union Yes’ Ad Campaign Anytime Soon
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There’s probably no more compelling evidence of the fall of America’s unions than the Twinkie.
After Hostess filed for bankruptcy last November when its bakers’ union ordered a strike, a good chunk of the nation decided that a greedy union was at fault for endangering an American institution. Never mind the fact that the synthetic snack was more loved than purchased in a world gravitating toward more-healthful alternatives.
It’s just the latest in a string of problems organized labor has been blamed for over the years, among them unemployment, the shipping of jobs to China and the decline of the auto industry. In January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found the percentage of American workers who belong to a union is at just over 11%, a 97-year low. And public perception of unions has been trending downward for decades, according to an oft-cited Gallup poll that in 2011 reflected dissatisfaction with unions near an all-time high.
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