Innovation and identifying new opportunities will be necessary for survival. A key finding from a study by Givan and Hipp (2012) found that, in the United States, women are more likely to believe that unions improve job security and suggested that unions focus their efforts on women. This may be a factor in recent union successes in the healthcare sector, particularly in nursing, where the majority of workers are women. Benson (2010) argued that unionizing nurses allowed them to “maintain pride in their profession” and place “a check on the authority of imperious management” (p. 303). Overall, the healthcare industry is expected to be a target due to reforms, concerns about job security, pressure to reduce costs and improve quality, and recent legislation from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), responsible for streamlining of the electoral process (Budryk, 2015). ). Nearly 80% of health worker elections resulted in unionization in 2014, a decade-high success rate for organizing efforts (Budryk, 2015). Unions will need to continue to identify new opportunities like these and adapt their efforts to the situations of the modern American worker. Conclusion While few workplace situations similar to the OP Henley Textile Mill exist in America today, the story describes an ideal scenario for the union representative's textbook organization and strategy. The company showed poor judgment in responding to previously failed union efforts and missed opportunities to improve the work