But why did worker power decline? I think that a major factor is the increasing number of roles occupied by workers. Workers were easier to organize when large

But why did worker power decline? I think that a major factor is the increasing number of roles occupied by workers. Workers were easier to organize when large numbers performed similar job functions in large manufacturing industries. Now manufacturing that requires a large number of one type of worker has been offshored. The residual manufacturing is either highly automated, or it is producing a large array of higher-tech products requiring a wider variety of skill sets. The new service economy also requires a vast number of different roles fitting into partially automated business processes. As the degree of automation shifts, roles change rapidly. This makes it difficult to engage in union bargaining to arrive at contracts that define wages and benefits for specific jobs.