Well At Least They're Admitting It Now

Why is union membership down?

"It is very difficult for the unions to get a foothold where there is not a need," said Brian Burton, vice president of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, which represents some 1,500 companies in the state. Burton said workers there are able to get nonunion jobs with good pay and benefits.

In the same article, Robert Shaffer president of the Mississippi AFL-CIO said:

"If they [Toyota] treat the people good and don't screw 'em around, it will probably be hard to organize them," Shaffer said.

Relevancy concern? Naw; unions are at least as relevant as the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition.