Unionization decline would significantly affect labor relations as workers become less influential. With no union representation, the employees’ demands can only be advanced through government policy regulations of employment relationships. The reduced union representation can increase workers’ harassment and discrimination. In terms of payment, unions form a fundamental part of negotiations with employers.
Through the Collective Bargaining Act (CBA), the unions can push for better salaries for the laborers they represent. Employers may thus underpay the ununionized workers as they have no organized representation. Failure to have successful employee participation within non-unionized organizations may make the employees’ voices unheard in negotiating with the management.