With the assent of Reagan's sympathetic National Labor Relations Board appointees, many companies won wage and benefit cutbacks from unions, especially in the manufacturing sector.
With the assent of Reagan's sympathetic National Labor Relations Board appointees, many companies won wage and benefit cutbacks from unions, especially in the manufacturing sector.
During Reagan's presidency, the share of employees who were part of a labor union dropped from approximately one-fourth of the total workforce to approximately one-sixth of the total workforce.[