The ability of unions to achieve key goals in the future will depend on their ability to
A) reestablish their base of strength in the manufacturing sector.
B) find ways to cooperate with management in training workers and redesigning jobs.
C) repeal the Wagner Act and the Norris-LaGuardia Act in order to eliminate restrictions on union tactics.
D) return to the confrontational tactics used successfully in the 1930s when unions grew rapidly.

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Due to significant declines in membership, as well as the decline in manufacturing, the role of unions has changed. The once powerful manufacturing-based unions are declining. In the future, unions will need to cooperate with management in training workers, redesigning jobs, and helping to assimilate workers into the service-based economy.

The Ability of Unions to Achieve Key Goals in the Future