Childhood before the existence of Labor Unions
The American workplace was not always fair or safe. Thanks to collective bargaining, workers were able to come together as a cohesive group and lean on Congress to pass laws that benefited all employees. Unions play a pivotal role both in securing legislated labor protections and rights such as safety and health, overtime, and family/medical leave and in enforcing those rights on the job. Today, we take many of these rights for granted.
Which parts of the pie did they win for you?
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20 Reasons to Support Workers’ Unions:
- Minimum Wage
- 5-Day Work Week
- Fair Wages
- End Child Labor
- Employer-Based Health Coverage
- Maternity Leave
- Occupational Safety
- Workers Compensation
- Sick Days
- Overtime Pay
- Anti-Discrimination (EOE)
- Job Training
- Annual Pay Increases
- Lunch-Break Laws
- Protection Against Retaliatory Firings
- Documented Review before Firing
- Retirement Pension Plans
- Against Outsourcing (hire Americans)
- Immigration Laws (hire Americans)
- Workers with Disabilities
Sources:
- http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/
- http://ezinearticles.com/?Outsourcing-and-Unions:-Reality-Check&id=268397
- http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/03/05/148930/top-five-things-unions/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iObqguaNDdA
None of these things WORKING PEOPLE can afford to lose. Millions of people have died to make sure we can count on being able to return home from a long day of work SAFELY. ANYONE that does not want these safeguards is NOT A WORKER, BUT A WANNA BE SLAVE MASTER. We have no need for another slave master.