US white collar culture works better with associations than unions. Arguably, its a better solution as union corruption is a big problem, especially in the publ

US white collar culture works better with associations than unions. Arguably, its a better solution as union corruption is a big problem, especially in the public sector, and associations solve this by being less powerful entities while still being effective for their member's goals. Many other countries either have associations or simply join US associations and re-distribute their certification materials locally and promote their research and policies locally. I think its pretty obvious that unions solve a specific problem that is more in tune with the earlier industrial era than today. The rise of associations in the past 40-50 years isn't a coincidence. Unions simply do not work well outside of very specific industries. This trend works internationally too. Associations aren't a US thing anymore.