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United Auto Workers
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United Auto Workers
A look at the history, rise and decline, membership, leadership, purpose and competition with Japan.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
6 sources |
1993
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"The union movement in American life was once a strong movement, but in recent years the percentage of unionized workers has been in decline. The automobile industry in the United States was one of the major focal points or union activity in the 1930s and 1940s, and success in unionizing the automobile plants in Detroit was key to unionizing many other industries as workers decided they wanted the sorts of benefits auto workers were now achieving. The automobile industry fought bitterly to keep unions out of their plants, but once unionization was a fact, these companies adapted their structure and methods to this reality. This did not mean that management no longer fought the unions, but it did mean that both sides tried to accommodate the other to a degree. Now, with increased competition from Japan and from U.S.-based Japanese manufacturing firms, which do not have unions, the..."More papers on United Auto Workers:
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