Introduction Labor union is an alliance of employees in a specific trade, industry as well as plant that use group action to fight for remunerations, allowances and working conditions of the members. In the United States, labor unions work along two main organizations that include AFL-CIO that started in 1956 as well as Change to Win Federation. The Change to Win Federation broke up from AFL-CIO in 2006. Additionally, they participate in politics. On the other hand, AFL-CIO has a great influence on global trade. In 2009, many workers in the United States had moved out of the labor unions. They reported that employers’ opposition was the main reason behind the moving out from labor unions. Despite membership dropout, labor unions remain a significant political factor in the United States. This is because of the mobilization and coalition with activist organizations in addressing issues like workers rights, health care and wages. Therefore, this paper will analyze the strategies that labor unions require in order to gain and sustain peoples support. Additionally, it will highlight the influence of politics on members drop out, generational aspects that have influenced labor unions as well as the past, the present and the future of unions. Changes that unions require to maintain support The members In order for unions to maintain support from their members, it has to engage in a number of activities. To begin with, it should provide its members with information. The information should entail employment, their rights, remunerations as well as working conditions. According to Abraham Maslow theory of human needs, people work best when their needs are satisfied (Paulson, 2007). Therefore, when members receive information about the union, they will be motivated to support it. This is because they will feel that their needs are being satisfied. Therefore, unions should hold seminars or workshops to empower the members with knowledge. Additionally, the union can post information on the website so that the members access it and get to know the progress of events. Moreover, unions should provide allowances to its members (Harrod, 2007). For instance, unions can insure the members against unemployment, sickness, aging as well as funeral expenditure. In such an event, the members will have psychological wellness thus support the union. This is because they will have nothing that creates anxiety in them. In developed countries like the United States, union members receive legal advice as well as professional training. This increases the faithfulness of the members and as a result, they support the union. Last, unions can maintain support from their members via political activities. Stronging (2008) explains that union can facilitate legislation that favors the interest of the members. For instance, the union can campaign and support its member who is vying for a political position. This will increase the support that the union receives from the members. According to the change theory, by Lewins, people can only do something when they know that they will benefit from it (Fantasia, 2009). This is the reason why members who know that they will politically gain from the union sup