Essay Archive - Unions
Unions
"Unions are groups of working people who join to talk to employers
about wages and conditions of work instead of workers talking to employers
on an individual basis."1 Because they speak for everybody, unions can get
a better deal for each worker than one employee could by negotiating with
the employer.
As seen in the short movie "WHY UNIONS?", non-unionized workers talks
about the unfair treatment they experience in the work place. Through
collective action, workers formed unions so they could have a voice in
deciding wages, hours, working conditions and dealing with the many
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