Labor Trends
Labor Trends Paper Organized labor is one of the most fundamental forces for change in the world. ... American labor was a powerful force in American society for many decades. ... The strike had several consequences: first, it demonstrated the power of organized labor. ... The effect on the labor movement itself was tremendous, as more and more workers joined unions. ... When the air controllers when on strike in 1981, Reagan broke the union, leading to a general loss of influence of labor throughout America. ... The aggressive rise of the multinational corporation has resulted in concern among labor throughout the world that the prosperity generated by these companies was being returned to company executives in the form of highly inflated salaries, and to stockholders in the form of high return on investment.