[...] Even in some unionized workplaces—never mind the vast majority of nonunion private sector plants and offices—the power to hire and fire belongs exclusively to the boss. U.S. unions have agreed to two-tier wage systems and wage freezes and for the most part have not resisted the runaway shop. Under these pro-capital conditions, the U.S. labor market is competitive, and in recent years, in some goods production sectors, the United States has been a favored shop site for European and Japanese corporations.