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Yes, but no one in the mafia brought about what unions did...like...
Weekends
All Breaks at Work, including your Lunch Breaks
Paid Vacation
FMLA
Sick Leave
Social Security
Minimum Wage
Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
8-Hour Work Day
Overtime Pay
Child Labor Laws
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
40 Hour Work Week
Worker's Compensation (Worker's Comp)
Unemployment Insurance
Pensions
Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
Employer Health Care Insurance
Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
Wrongful Termination Laws
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Whistleblower Protection Laws
Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
Veteran's Employment and Training Services (VETS)
Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
Sexual Harassment Laws
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Holiday Pay
Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance
Privacy Rights
Pregnancy and Parental Leave
Military Leave
The Right to Strike
Public Education for Children
Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States
Yeah, people hate unions for bringing all that about...
Claiming that labor unions are responsible for that often regurgitated list is dishonest at best.
Claiming that labor unions are responsible for that often regurgitated list is dishonest at best.
No it's not. Unions have long been part of our nation's history, fighting for better pay, safer working conditions, health care and retirement benefits, education and civic participation. Unions have brought diverse voices together, and their struggles have elevated the working conditions, the standard of living and the recognition of not just their members, but of all who labor. What have unions done for us? - CNN.com
Most people don't hate unions, don't confuse right wing circles for mainstream America.
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Originally Posted by Don Draper
Proof that most people "hate unions"
Where is your proof that most people don't hate them? Hypocrite much?
Most people probably don't 'hate' unions, hating everything they disagree with seems to be a liberal trait, but the vast majority don't like unions and don't want to be part of a union as can clearly be seen by the drastic decline in union membership and how unions get the boot when it's put to a vote and people choose to join or not.
Where is your proof that most people don't hate them? Hypocrite much?
Most people probably don't 'hate' unions, hating everything they disagree with seems to be a liberal trait, but the vast majority don't like unions and don't want to be part of a union as can clearly be seen by the drastic decline in union membership and how unions get the boot when it's put to a vote and people choose to join or not.
If this is true, then I can only conclude that most people are stupid.
Have you noticed the hundreds of thousands who are unemployed due to layoffs as executive compensation has increased exponentially? Selective outrage?
Hundreds of thousands are unemployed because of executive compensation? Although some execs are massively overpaid, unless you can show their pay caused the recession and the mortgage meltdown - your post is hogwash.
Unionization created the middle-class. Prior to labor unions most workers labored under extreme temperatures, in filthy environments, for long hours, at low wages. Meanwhile owners, stockholders, and top brass, smoked cigars in luxury high-rises, and enjoyed long vacations in exotic locales. A foundry workers had little chance of saving for a future or free-time to seek better opportunities. Unionization changed that and created a working environment that allowed for the growth and development of the middle-class. Despite what you may have been told unions have been good for America. Labor Unions: The Life and Death of the Middle Class | Chronicles of Delusion
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