10.2190/D4R9-YLTE-EYM3-LJ8Q D4R9YLTEEYM3LJ8Q 3 Is it Deft or Daft to Cooperate? 31 40 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 D4R9YLTEEYM3LJ8Q.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=D4R9YLTEEYM3LJ8Q 1 P. D. Staudohar California State University, Hayward The use of pressure tactics by unions has become increasingly untenable. Factors such as membership decline, management resistance, global competition, and futile strikes indicate that union survival depends on adaptation. This article examines the need for unions to shift their emphasis toward cooperation rather than confrontation.