A union's future

The United Auto Workers is in trouble, according to this article: UAW to Begin Drive to Recruit New Workers. The statistics are grim: "UAW membership peaked in 1979 at 1.5 million, but it dropped to 676,000 in 2002 and now stands at just less than 599,000, according to the union." Perhaps it's time for the union's leadership to look north of the border and to learn something from the CLAC's successful model. As the latter continues to grow, it seems likely to pass the UAW in size at some point, in which case the UAW will have no choice but to take notice.