Labor  Trends    By:  Ruben  and  A.T.  

Overview  •  Union  Membership  •  All  9me  low  and  decreasing  •  Private  Sector  is  almost  non-­‐existent  

•  Employers  now  have  to  stay  afloat  in  the  “global  economy”  •  Can  no  longer  afford  to  pay  union  benefits  and  wages  to  workers  

•  Public  Sector  is  also  decreasing  •  Private  Sector  vs.  Public  Sector  (DEATHMATCH)  

Demographics  •  Men  vs.  Women    •  In  total  workforce  

•  1983  •  5  of  every  9  workers  were  male  

•  2008  •  51.7%  Men,  48.3%  Women  

•  In  Unions  •  1983  

•  35.4%  Women  •  2008  

•  45.2%  Women  •  2030  

•  Majority  Flip  •  Younger  aged  workers  in  unions  •  1983  

•  10.4%  of  union  workers  ages  16-­‐24  •  2008  

•  6%  of  union  workers  ages  16-­‐24  •  2030  

•  Roughly  1%  will  be  ages  16-­‐24      

Politics  •  Democrats  •  More  suppor9ve  of  unions  

•  Bailout  for  GM  •  Auto  industry=one  of  the  biggest  unions  

•  Republicans  •  Less  suppor9ve  of  unions  

•  Most  are  employers  •  Can’t  afford  to  pay  union  benefits  

•  Are  both  par9es  possibly  damaging  the  middle  class?  •  Federal  Government  •  Public  Sector  

Economics  •  Today’s  economy  

•  Possibility  of  crisis  las9ng  another  10-­‐15  years?  •  Job  availability  

•  Employers  choices  

•  Global  Economy  •  Compe99on  

•  Private  Sector  •  Huge  decrease  

•  Problems  with  public  sector  

•  Public  Sector  •  Now  star9ng  to  decrease  

•  Greedy?  

Technology  

•  Robots  •  Limited  need  for  human  workers  in  

certain  areas  •  As  price  of  technology  increases,  budget  

to  spend  on  workers  decreases  •  Which  costs  less  over  9me:  

•  Robot  or  human  worker?  •  2030  

•  Most  labor  will  be  done  by  robots  due  to  their  ability  to  perform  tough  tasks  almost  effortlessly.  

Aspiration  Statement  •  Personally,  I  believe  there  needs  to  be  middle  ground  when  it  comes  to  labor.  I  want  to  see  unions  stay  intact  but  I  also  don’t  think  they  should  have  as  much  power  as  they  do  now.  I  think  they  argue  for  too  many  benefits  which  has  lead  to  a  lot  of  their  problems.