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07/19/05: This week’s big story appears to be that the Teamsters, SEIU and several other unions are breaking off from the AFL-CIO and taking five million workers with them. But none of this will change the grim reality for unions. And the reality is this: Private-employee union membership is down to 8% nationally from its high of 35% in 1955. Little wonder. Although unions served a great purpose in protecting workers for many generations, their efficacy is clearly waning. The global shift in employment only facilitated that. Domestic manufacturing has been moving overseas for the past 50 years, and the trend continues, with white-collar non-union jobs following suit. Clearly, the national economy has deeper and more serious issues to address than the fate of unions.

