The 40 hour work week. Work place safety. Vacation days. Sick days. Most health insurance coverage. Ending unlawful terminations. Fair labor practices including equitable pay and hiring procedures. Those are the easy ones.
These are some of the things that American workers have because we have had labor unions with the ability to collectively bargain with companies. The main stay of unions is to push for a higher wage and better benefits for its members. This has historically led to better wages and benefits for all workers.
Some of the harder ones. Civil rights. Americans with Disability Act. Overtime pay. Child labor laws. Meal breaks. Price stability. All of these have their roots in unions.
Unions are like all large organizations. They are not perfect but they have produced a lot of positive results for workers and the nation as a whole. They will need to change with changing times and the needs of their members. But to allow them to be outlawed and removed from the nation will lead to a very slippery slope.
Would you want to work more for less money in a job where you were not safe from harm?
Kind of rambling I know but I did not want to write a big history. Have a good night all
These are some of the things that American workers have because we have had labor unions with the ability to collectively bargain with companies. The main stay of unions is to push for a higher wage and better benefits for its members. This has historically led to better wages and benefits for all workers.
Some of the harder ones. Civil rights. Americans with Disability Act. Overtime pay. Child labor laws. Meal breaks. Price stability. All of these have their roots in unions.
Unions are like all large organizations. They are not perfect but they have produced a lot of positive results for workers and the nation as a whole. They will need to change with changing times and the needs of their members. But to allow them to be outlawed and removed from the nation will lead to a very slippery slope.
Would you want to work more for less money in a job where you were not safe from harm?
Kind of rambling I know but I did not want to write a big history. Have a good night all
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