WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- Works4U, New Bedford, Massachusetts, issued a report forecasting severe social and economic consequences for the UK if volunteer activity were to sharply decline or disappear, arguing that the loss of this "quiet infrastructure" would threaten the vital functions underpinning society. The not-for-profit social enterprise's analysis, combined with contributions from 33 expert stakeholders, examines the extensive, often under-appreciated roles that volunteers pl  more