Why Don't Private Sector Workers Join Unions? Because Oganizers Get Fired

One of the interesting trends in union membership has been the decline in union representation among private employers. While union membership in public employee unions has gone up, union membership has gone down dramatically in the private sector. Often the right-wing explains the difference by claiming that private sector employees don't need unions or don't want unions. This Alter-Net article offers another explanation: private employers illegally fire union organizers and conduct other illegal intimidation tactics because they pay almost no penalty for breaking the law. Check it out.