It could also be said that American manufacturers can't compete in a global market due to the extra costs that are associated with unionized shops.
Where are the steel and textile mills and other heavy industry manufacturing jobs? They all went over seas because the operating costs are way too high in the States.
Most of this country's power and wealth was our ability to build things. Now it is centered on manufacturing wealth.
Unions are not the sole reason, but they are a major culprit.
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