In the 30’s the union picked the bones of the economy also.
Actually the industrial unions killed themselves by overeaching and destroying whole industries and millions of jobs (Airlines, Steel, Automobiles, Textiles, Merchant Marine, Railroads, etc.) The public service unions are even worse and are working on destroying themselves right now!!! It really is a shame that most Americans do not realize how destructive labor unions have been to losing jobs and industries to countries like the PRC (China), India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. And...you can blame the Democrat Party and POTUS Obama. If the unions win this battle, you can kiss the USA economy and nation goodbye!!!