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Originally Posted by aceventura3
What have been the net benefits of unions in the past 40 years?
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I'll stick to the last 15 years.
Unions were among the first to recognize the changing nature of the workforce, particularly the necessity of both parents having to work to make ends meet and the resulting diififulties in balancing work and family obligations.
They were the driving force behind the Family Medical Leave Act that provides more than 50 million workers (union and non-union) with the right to take unpaid leave, without a fear of losing their job, for family medical emergencies.
The growth of unions in recent years has been in the service sector......janitors, hotel workers, health care workers, food service workers, etc.
The benefits? A livable wage, in many cases for minorities and first generation immigrants.
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The past 40 years....I forgot the migrant farm workers.