In my opinion, I believe unions are slowly diminishing because companies are doing everything in their power to avoid unionization. Some companies are providing better workplace environments, offer more benefits so employee satisfaction is higher thus eliminating the need for a union Companies like Amazon are investing millions in software geared to track employees organizing together to plot against them. Amazon has hired some of the nation’s best lawyers and anti-union consultants to help keep unionizing at bay. Currently, Europe is the only area where in which there is a union. Jeff Bezos Amazon CEO has implemented a strategy to ward off unions in the United States such as embracing and encouraging open communication between employee and manager and constantly surveying the workplace environment for dissatisfied employees. Based on the two articles provided, I believe that unions can sometimes hinder a company’s success interfering with innovation, I personally have a family member who is a part of a great union but not the best employee, constantly calls out, unapproachable at times, difficulty getting along with others, but because they passed their probationary period, cannot be terminated because their union delegate fights to keep him employed. So, it stops innovation because in my example, the wrong person is occupying the wrong job title, little to no production is being done, had that union not been in place, the company could have properly performance managed him and offered the position to a qualified individual.  If a company invests programs such as employee recognition, creating a friendly work environment and create transparency across all levels without the fear of retaliation there would not be a need for a union.