Despite these uphill battles, de-authorization provides a viable solution for workers who cannot wait years to rid themselves of a union whose representation they do not want.
Meanwhile, among the many initiatives on ballots Tuesday, four states -- Utah, Arizona, South Carolina and South Dakota -- approved a measure that will guarantee workers the right to vote by secret ballot on whether they want union representation, according to CNN projections based on exit polling.
Among the other ideas championed by Lord Glasman was greater trade union representation on company boards - but he also criticised how much time unions currently spend representing bad workers.