For some glaring examples and in-depth analysis, check out this Truthout article: http://www.truth-out.org/sothebys-and-beyond-occupy-movement-boosts-unions/1320958796 .
Unions can be a prickly issue, but tell me, would we really be better off without weekends off, overtime pay if your employer doesn't care about your family life, paid vacations, health care benefits, safety requirements, etc?
If we had no trade unions, none of those things would exist. In fact, one of the few hopes we have for a better future is to establish GLOBAL trade unions, and stop the abuse of laborers in other countries. If minimum labor standards are in-place globally, the competition world-wide will be about performance and quality. No longer would employers be able to move to a place where labor is paid pennies per-hour and be forced to work in unsafe conditions for unlimited hours.
We should be working to improve the lot of other workers, before ours deteriorates further.
All the best, if you work and vote for it,
Dan
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