the American steel industry, it is not only not feasible to attempt to completely isolate the effects of union activity on steel industry performance, it is probably not possible
Labor Unions, Wage Levels, Employment, and Competitiveness
Although the general level of membership in labor unions in the United States has been in steady decline since the early 4
1950s (when measured as a proportion of the total work force, as opposed to actual numbers of members), the importance of labor unions in the wage setting process in the country remains a center of controversy. Without even going into the theoreti cal mechanisms by which labor union activity may influence the process of establishing wage levels within an economy, it is possible to appreciate the controversy. On the one side, there are the supporters of labor unions, who claim that it is only through the actions of the labor unions that the workers of the country union and non union are able to obtain their just shar
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