[Willie Green]

If unions are indeed still vital, how worried should we be that less than 15% of our workforce belongs to unions, and that this figure has been dropping?

None whatsoever, at least as far as private sector labor organization goes.
Of far greater concern is the GROWTH of union influence in the government sector, including our education institutions. There, membership has increased to over 40%, and it is from this new bastion that they demonize and harass our private sector.

[proud_member_of_ VRWC]

So true... I went to a university that was part of the Pennsylvania State System. No, not Penn State, a state owned institution. But anyway, would you believe that in the 5 years that I was in school, the teacher's union for the entire state system (14 universities in all) walked out or threatened to do so a total of 3 times!!! GREED....

In an opposite view, during my time in school I occasionally took summer courses at a local community college, where I became friends with one of the professors. Naturally, he was like us... Right-minded through and through. He lead the charge against unionizing the college's professors. And man, did he ever take abuse for it! His message must have made sense though, the unionization initiative was defeated.