Of course this is the answer but a lot of management doesn't understand this. If you take a look at Japanese manufacturers, you can see that they actually valu

Of course this is the answer but a lot of management doesn't understand this. If you take a look at Japanese manufacturers, you can see that they actually value their employees. However, in the case of the UAW, management laid down for them for decades in fear of production cuts. When the income was rolling in, the worst thing for them was a production shutdown. They weren't forward thinking enough to realize that eventually these relatively unskilled workers would be making $40/hour on an assembly line and getting ridiculous health care benefits in their pensions. It's a double-edged sword but a lot of baby boomers ended up making a lot more money then they ever should have. Now, when any group of employees wants to organize, most management immediately thinks of what the UAW has done and thinks its the worst thing in the world. They think that it's 100% employee greed and don't look at themselves for answers. In reality, most unions organize today because management is really bad in creating a good work environment. A little DAILY effort goes a long way in making your employees feel valued and as long as the compensation is somewhat close to average, you're not likely going to face a union coming in.