In addition to the specifically anti-union views mentioned in other posts, I think the biggest problem in the US is simply an apathy towards the goals/purpose o

In addition to the specifically anti-union views mentioned in other posts, I think the biggest problem in the US is simply an apathy towards the goals/purpose of a Union, caused by sociopolitical views. If I was to tell someone that I’m dealing with poor working conditions at a Job, almost nobody I know would suggest that I organize with other workers to demand improvements. They would tell me to find a new job, or if the issues were egregious enough, sue. There is a general sentiment in the US that bettering one’s situation comes not from improving the situation, but by changing it. If you’re work conditions are terrible, find a new job. If your whole industry is terrible, learn new skills and move to a new industry. If you don’t want to be an exploited worker, become management. I think this is due to the strong expectation of the self-regulation of employment in a free market. But the cost and risk of changing your situation, combined with industries management collectively working together, and the near monopolistic size of some companies, makes such self-regulation unlikely in many industries/fields. This is part of an even larger social class issues where the goal for most people isn’t to improve the conditions for their class, but to get them selves into a higher-class. This ends up pitting everyone against each other in a way that makes organization and collective bargaining very difficult. “… the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires” -- Ronald Wright/John Steinbeck